Æsir

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Æsir

/ˈeɪsɪə/ UK
/ˈaɪsɪə/ UK
/ˈiːsə/ UK
/ˈeɪ(ˌ)sɪɹ/ US
/ˈeɪ(ˌ)siɚ/ US
/ˈeɪ(ˌ)zɪɹ/ US
/ˈeɪ(ˌ)ziɚ/ US

Rhymes with -iːsə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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). Doublet of Asura and Ahura.

proper noun Áss · Aes · Aesir · aesir · æsir

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

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name the principal Norse gods

Español	æsir
한국어	애시르 Aesireu
日本語	アース神族 Āsu shinzoku, アサ神族 Asa shinzoku
中文	阿薩神族 /阿萨神族 Āsà shénzú
Português	Aesir, Æsir
Français	Ase
Deutsch	Asen
Italiano	Asi
Русский	а́сы ásy

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MLA

"Æsir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/%C3%A6sir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Æsir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A6sir

Chicago

"Æsir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A6sir.

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@misc{sir_2026,
  title = {Æsir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A6sir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}