Aesir

or ae·sir

[ ey-sir, ey-zir ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.

Aesir

/ ˈeɪsɪə /

plural noun

1. the chief gods of Norse mythology dwelling in Asgard

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aesir¹

From Old Norse, plural of āss “god”; cognate with Old English ōs “god,” Os- in proper names (as Ōswald ), Old High German Ans- in proper names (as Anselm ); akin to Sanskrit asura “lord”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aesir¹

Old Norse, literally: gods

Example Sentences

All the above deities, together with a number of others less important, form a regularly organised community, like the Aesir.

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"We live," grunted the Aesir, busy over Amra's half-frozen feet.

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The Vanir then made common cause with the Aesir and were worshipped like them.

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The god, now ready to resign the empire of the world and prepared for the ending of the Aesir, awaits the hero's coming.

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The last despairing appeal of Waltraute for the Aesir meets with an answer which fully exhibits the change wrought in Brnnhilde.

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