Aesir
Americannoun
plural noun
Etymology
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”
Example Sentences
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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 • Feb. 13, 2017
The Aesir Copenhagen by Yves Behar phone, meanwhile, favors Old World craftsmanship over frills.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2012
Thor, god of thunder, mightiest of all the Aesir, the strongest, the bravest, the most valiant in battle, was not entirely awake yet, but he had the feeling that something was wrong.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
Odin was foremost in the crowd of mourners, his ravens on each shoulder, and behind him the Valkyries and the Aesir.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
The messengers of the Aesir rode like the wind, and they asked each thing they encountered if it wept for Balder, so that Balder could be free of Hel ’s world.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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