Æsir

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Alternative spellings 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Old Norse 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Proper noun 2.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the Norse Æsir.

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[edit] Alternative spellings

• Aesir, aesir

[edit] Proper noun

Æsir (singular Áss, sometimes Aes, by folk back-formation)

1. The Norse Æsir, the principal group of benevolent deities in the Norse pantheon, representing power and war; opponents of the Vanir.

[edit] Usage notes

Some dictionaries have Æsir/Aesir/aesir capitalized, others present uppercase and lowercase initial as alternatives.

[edit] Translations

Danish: aser pl. Estonian: aasid pl. Finnish: aasat pl. Icelandic: Æsir pl.

Norwegian: Bokmål: æsene pl. Nynorsk: æsene pl. Swedish: asar c. pl.

[edit] See also

• Odin
• Frigga, Frigg
• Thor
• Balder
• Tyr
• Vanir
• Frey
• Freyja

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[edit] Old Norse

[edit] Etymology

From the Proto-Germanic root *Ansuz-.

[edit] Proper noun

Æsir (singular Áss)

1. The principal group of benevolent deities in the Norse pantheon, representing power and war; opponents of the Vanir.

[edit] See also

• Odin, Oðinn, Wotan, Woden
• Frigga, Frigg
• Thor, Þorr, Þunor, Donar, Donner
• Baldr, Baldur, Balder
• Tyr
• Vanir
• Freyr, Frey
• Freya, Freyja