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Asgard

[ ahs-gahrd, as- ]
/ ˈɑs gɑrd, ˈæs- /
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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.

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Origin of Asgard

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

Words nearby Asgard

as far as I can see, as far as possible, as far as that goes, as follows, as for, Asgard, asgd., Ásgeirsson, asgmt., as good as, good as done, as
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British Dictionary definitions for Asgard

Asgard

Asgarth (ˈæsɡɑːθ)

/ (ˈæsɡɑːd) /

noun

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