egis

English

Noun

egis (plural egises)

1. (rare) Alternative spelling of aegis.
   • 1849, [Eliza Robbins], “Minerva”, in Elements of Mythology; or, Classical Fables of the Greeks and Romans: […], 11th improved edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Published and for sale by Hogan & Thompson […], →OCLC, page 57:

     In her right hand Minerva bore a beaming lance, and in her left a buckler, called the Egis. The Egis of Minerva had embossed upon it the head of Medusa.

Anagrams

• IESG, Iges, geis, gise

Iberian

Alternative forms

• ekis

Etymology

Most likely connected to Basque gizon (“man”) through Proto-Basque *gizoN (“man, human”), compare Aquitanian *cison.

Verb

egis

1. to live

   egis neitin

   to live sincerely

References

• Villamor, Fernando (2020) A basic dictionary and grammar of the Iberian language