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Æsir

Syllables: Æ·sir/ˈeɪsɪə/US/ˈeɪ(ˌ)sɪɹ/

Æsir proper noun: the principal group of benevolent deities in the Norse pantheon, representing power and war; opponents of the Vanir.

Proper noun

Æsir (singular Áss, sometimes Aes)

  1. The principal group of benevolent deities in the Norse pantheon, representing power and war; opponents of the Vanir.

Forms of Æsir

singularÁss
sometimesAes
alternative formAesir
alternative formaesir
alternative formæsir

Origin of Æsir

Borrowed from Old Norse æsir (nominative plural of áss), from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂émsus, from *h₂ems- (“to engender, beget”); cf. Old English ēse, Sanskrit असुर (ásura). Doublet of Asura and Ahura.

Words that rhyme with Æsir

Questions about Æsir

What does Æsir mean?
Æsir means the principal group of benevolent deities in the Norse pantheon, representing power and war; opponents of the Vanir.
What part of speech is Æsir?
Æsir is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Æsir?
Æsir is pronounced /ˈeɪsɪə/ (UK).

Words near Æsir in the dictionary

  1. Æschylus
  2. Æsculapian
  3. æsculin
  4. æsh
  5. æshes
  6. Æsir
  7. Æsop
  8. Æsopean
  9. Æsopian
  10. æsteem
  11. æsteemed

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