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Group of gods ruled by Odin
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aesir
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
AEsir \[AE]"sir\, n. pl. [Icel., pl. of [=a]ss god.] In the old Norse mythology, the gods Odin, Thor, Loki, Balder, Frigg, and the others. Their home was called Asgard.
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In Old Norse , (or , plural ; feminine , plural ) is the term denoting a member of the principal pantheon in Norse religion . This pantheon includes Odin , Frigg , Thor , Baldr and Týr . The second pantheon comprises the Vanir . In Norse mythology , the ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
chief gods of Scandinavian religion, from Old Norse plural of ass "god," related to Old English os , Gothic ans "god" (see Asgard ).
Usage examples of aesir.
At the head of the stair, on the cliff-edge, were gathered Odin and his lady Frigga, old Aegir and Ran, Bragi and all the other Aesir nobles.
AEsir who dominated Nemedia were called Nemedians, and later figured in Irish history, and the Nordics who settled in Brythunia were known as Brythunians, Brythons or Britons.
He pointed to a helmet and garments such as the Aesir wore, which he had placed on the chest.
But when I took off my own shirt to don the Aesir garments, my hand touched something that hung from my neck.
I read about the Jotuns the giants who lived in dark Jotunheim and incessantly battled the Aesir.
And once Loki is free and conspiring again with the Jotuns, it will be doom for all Asgard and the Aesir.
Loki succeeded in conquering the Aesir, he will lead the Jotuns to subdue Alfheim.
CONTENTS Introduction Chapter I The Rune Key Chapter II Mystery Land Chapter III Jotun and Aesir Chapter IV Odin Speaks Chapter V Shadow of Loki Chapter VI Ancient Science Chapter VII Ambush!
While I lie far, The Aesir safe are, Bring me not home, Lest Ragnarok come.
The Aesir, said the legends, inhabited the fabled city of Asgard, which was separated from the land of Midgard by a deep gulf that was spanned by a wonderful rainbow bridge.
In the great hall Valhalla reigned Odin, king of the Aesir, and his wife Frigga.
Once Loki had been of the Aesir, till he turned traitor and was prisoned with his two monstrous pets, the wolf Fenris and the Midgard serpent Iormungandr.
They depicted the Aesir as mortal beings who possessed the secret of eternal youth in common with the giants and dwarfs.
If Loki were released, bringing about Ragnarok the twilight of the gods the Aesir would perish.
In the old legends, I remembered, the mighty Aesir had been fair-haired.