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

This was in the early days, shortly after the treaty between the Aesir and the Vanir, when the gods were still making a home for themselves and Asgard was undefended.

From Literature

A giant disguised as an eagle steals Idunn’s apples of immortality and the Aesir — as the inhabitants of Valhalla are called — start to age.

From Washington Post

More settlers quickly followed, mostly the Norse who worshipped the Aesir, or gods like Thor and Odin.

From Forbes

Aesir, which is rolling out models in Cyrillic and Chinese, generated buzz with its glitzy promotion in Moscow last week.

From Reuters

Advancing from the Black Sea northwards through Russia, and westward through Esthonia, the Aesir seem to have overrun the south lands of Scandinavia, not as a horde but as an immigrant aristocracy.

From Project Gutenberg