Asgard

[ahs-gahrd, as-]

noun Scandinavian Mythology.

the home of the Aesir and location of Valhalla and the palaces of the individual gods: connected with the earth by the rainbow bridge, Bifrost.

Origin of Asgard

< Old Norse Āsgarthr, equivalent to ās god (cognate with Old English ōs) + garthr yard; see garth

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Contemporary Examples of asgard

From afar, the confab known as the World Economic Forum in Davos looked a little like Asgard, the mythical home of the Norse gods.
At Davos 2014, The Gods Of Mischief Rule
Christopher Dickey
January 21, 2014

Historical Examples of asgard

Then the goats took the two sons of Woden back to their home in Asgard.
Classic Myths
Mary Catherine Judd
The other gods that lived in Asgard knew that Baldur was safe from all harm.
Classic Myths
Mary Catherine Judd
Well had it been said that Loki was at the bottom of all the misfortunes that ever befell in Asgard.
Told by the Northmen:
E. M. [Ethel Mary] Wilmot-Buxton
Not for nothing does a Frost Giant stand within the walls of Asgard.
Told by the Northmen:
E. M. [Ethel Mary] Wilmot-Buxton
And this is how the Apples of Youth were once very nearly lost to Asgard.
Told by the Northmen:
E. M. [Ethel Mary] Wilmot-Buxton

British Dictionary definitions for asgard

Asgard

Asgarth (ˈæsɡɑːθ)

noun

Norse myth the dwelling place of the principal gods, the Aesir

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Word Origin and History for asgard

Asgard

home of the gods in Norse religion, from Old Norse ass "god," from Proto-Germanic *ansu- (cf. Old High German ansi, Old English os, Gothic ans "god"), from PIE *ansu- "spirit" (cf. first element in Ahura Mazda, from Avestan) + Old Norse garðr "enclosure, yard, garden" (see yard (n.1)).