Asgard
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Asgard
< Old Norse Āsgarthr, equivalent to ās god (cognate with Old English ōs ) + garthr yard; see garth
Example Sentences
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Writing in the journal Nature, the team focused on a group of microbes called Asgard archaea, which are considered close relatives of the ancestors of complex life.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2026
Further east, on the coast at St Abbs, they are proud to have stood in for New Asgard in the filming of Avengers: Endgame.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2023
In “Thor: Ragnarok,” he teamed up with his brother to protect the people of Asgard, morphing from villain to antihero.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Faced with these challenges, the leader of an elite drone squad called the Asgard Group, which oversees Giocondo’s unit, sensed an opportunity.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
The gods of Asgard watched the eagles screaming through the sky toward them.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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