Aesir

or ae·sir

[ ey-sir, ey-zir ]

/ ˈeɪ sɪr, ˈeɪ zɪr /

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noun (used with a plural verb)Scandinavian Mythology.

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

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Origin of Aesir

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”

Words nearby Aesir

aes, Aeschines, Aeschylus, Aesculapian, Aesculapius, Aesir, Aesop, Aesopian, Aesop's fables, aesthesia, aesthesio-

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How to use Aesir in a sentence

All the above deities, together with a number of others less important, form a regularly organised community, like the Aesir.
The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick
"We live," grunted the Aesir, busy over Amra's half-frozen feet.
Gods of the North|Robert E. Howard
The Vanir then made common cause with the Aesir and were worshipped like them.
The Story of Norway|Hjalmar H. Boyesen
The god, now ready to resign the empire of the world and prepared for the ending of the Aesir, awaits the hero's coming.
Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas|W. J. Henderson

The last despairing appeal of Waltraute for the Aesir meets with an answer which fully exhibits the change wrought in Brnnhilde.
Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas|W. J. Henderson

British Dictionary definitions for Aesir

Aesir

/ (ˈeɪsɪə) /

pl n

the chief gods of Norse mythology dwelling in Asgard

Word Origin for Aesir

Old Norse, literally: gods

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