Æsir en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- āʹzîr (General-American) '
- /ˈeɪsɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- āʹsîr (General-American) '
- āʹsē(')ər (General-American)
- /ˈeɪ(ˌ)siɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈeɪ(ˌ)sɪɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈaɪsɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- āʹzē(')ər (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈeɪ(ˌ)ziɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈeɪ(ˌ)zɪɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈiːsə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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). Doublet of Asura and Ahura.
Meanings
- The principal group of benevolent deities in the Norse pantheon, representing power and war; opponents of the Vanir.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Áss | Number=Sing | lexicographic | |
| aesir | alternative | lexicographic | |
| æsir | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Aesir | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Aes | sometimes | lexicographic |
Relateds
Ullr · Frigga · Vanir · Sif · Freyja · Odin · Thor · Frey · Frigg · Tyr · Balder
Translations (28)
nn æser (the principal Norse gods) · ca asos (the principal Norse gods) · ja アース神族 (the principal Norse gods) · ko 애시르 (the principal Norse gods) · es æsir (the principal Norse gods) · ja アサ神族 (the principal Norse gods) · nb æsene (the principal Norse gods) · ka ასები (the principal Norse gods) · da aser (the principal Norse gods) · ru а́сы (the principal Norse gods) · non æsir (the principal Norse gods) · ang ēse (the principal Norse gods) · sv asar (the principal Norse gods) · is æsir (the principal Norse gods) · cmn 阿薩神族 /阿萨神族 (the principal Norse gods) · sv åsar (the principal Norse gods) · fr Ase (the principal Norse gods) · la Ansis (the principal Norse gods) · pt Æsir (the principal Norse gods) · it Asi (the principal Norse gods) · ka აზები (the principal Norse gods) · gl Aesir (the principal Norse gods) · pt Aesir (the principal Norse gods) · fo æsir (the principal Norse gods) · et aasid (the principal Norse gods) · nl Asen (the principal Norse gods) · fi aasat (the principal Norse gods) · de Asen (the principal Norse gods)