Æsir

See also: asir and æsir

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse æsir, nominative plural of áss, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énsus, from *h₂ens- (“to engender, beget”); cf. Old English ēse, Sanskrit असुर (ásura).

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʌɪsɪə/, /ˈiːsə/
  • (General American) enPR: āʹsîr('), āʹsē(')ər, āʹzîr('), āʹzē(')ər, IPA(key): /ˈeɪ(ˌ)sɪɹ/, /ˈeɪ(ˌ)siɚ/, /ˈeɪ(ˌ)zɪɹ/, /ˈeɪ(ˌ)ziɚ/
  • Rhymes: -iːsə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: Æ‧sir

Proper noun

Æsir (singular Áss, sometimes Aes)

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

Usage notes
  • Some dictionaries capitalize this term, others present uppercase and lowercase initial as alternatives.

Translations

See also

Portuguese

Proper noun

Æsir m pl

  1. Alternative spelling of Aesir
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