Aesir

[ ey-sir, ey-zir ]

/ ˈeɪ sɪr, ˈeɪ zɪr /

noun (often lowercase) (used with a plural verb) Scandinavian Mythology.

the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.

Compare Vanir.

Origin of Aesir

< 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 from the Web for aesir

The last despairing appeal of Waltraute for the Aesir meets with an answer which fully exhibits the change wrought in Brnnhilde.

Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas |W. J. Henderson
In spite of their origin, Frey and Freyja become to all intents and purposes Aesir.

The Edda, Vol. 1 |Winifred Faraday
All the above deities, together with a number of others less important, form a regularly organised community, like the Aesir.

The Heroic Age |H. Munro Chadwick
Hyndluljod says there were twelve (“there were eleven Aesir when Baldr went down into the howe”).

The Edda, Vol. 1 |Winifred Faraday

It is ill with the Aesir, it is ill with the Elves; hast thou hidden the Thunderer's hammer?

The Edda, Vol. 1 |Winifred Faraday

British Dictionary definitions for aesir

Aesir

/ (ˈeɪsɪə) /

pl n

the chief gods of Norse mythology dwelling in Asgard

Word Origin for Aesir

Old Norse, literally: gods

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Aesir

noun (often lowercase) (used with a plural verb) Scandinavian Mythology.

Origin of Aesir

Example sentences from the Web for aesir

British Dictionary definitions for aesir

pl n

Word Origin for Aesir