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Aeg·ir

 (ăg′ər, ĕj′ĭr)
n. Norse Mythology
The god of the sea.
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Aegir

(ˈiːdʒɪə)
n
(Norse Myth & Legend) Norse myth the god of the sea
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Noun1.Aegir - a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)aegir - a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
eager, eagre, tidal bore, bore
tidal current, tidal flow - the water current caused by the tides
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Other such narratives include "Bylgja and Vigdis: Seawomen United" in Chapter 4, which tells of two women who started fishing together as teenagers because they loved being at sea as much as they loved adventure, and "Jonina: A Seawoman of Many Talents" in Chapter 5, which tells of a woman from Reykjavik who grew up fishing on her father's boat, attended marine engineering school and the School of Navigation, and eventually became a large- vessel engineer and commander.
Survival on the Edge: Seawomen of Iceland

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