Æsir
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From the Norse Æsir.
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Æsir (singular Áss, sometimes Aes, by folk back-formation)
- 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
the principal Norse gods
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[edit] Old Norse
[edit] Etymology
From the Proto-Germanic root *Ansuz-.
[edit] Proper noun
Æsir (singular Áss)
- The principal group of benevolent deities in the Norse pantheon, representing power and war; opponents of the Vanir.