Æsir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

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

Pronunciation

/ˈeɪsɪə/ /ˈaɪsɪə/ /ˈiːsə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Æsir.wav āʹsîr āʹsē(')ər āʹzîr āʹzē(')ər /ˈeɪ(ˌ)sɪɹ/ /ˈeɪ(ˌ)siɚ/ /ˈeɪ(ˌ)zɪɹ/ /ˈeɪ(ˌ)ziɚ/

Word forms

Æsir Áss Aes Aesir

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ems- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂émsus Proto-Germanic *ansuz Proto-Norse *ᚨᛊᚢᛉ (*asuʀ) Old Norse æsirbor. English Æsir Borrowed from Old Norse æsir (nominative plural of áss), from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂émsus, from *h₂ems- (“to engender, beget”); cf. Old English ēse, Sanskrit असुर (ásura).

Related words

Odin Frigga Frigg Thor Balder Tyr Vanir Frey Freyja Sif Ullr

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