Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun plural The gods of the Norse pantheon.

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  • proper noun Alternative spelling of Æsir.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Old Norse, pl. of āss, god; see ansu- in Indo-European roots.]

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Examples

  • Here we see the first beings, and the first of the Aesir (interestingly, this may be the only place in Marvel where the gods are called the Aesir; they are virtually always called Asgardians by the Bullpen).

    Quick Hits – Star Trek Comics, The Unwritten, The Unknown, Blackest Night, Flash: Rebirth, and More 2009

  • Here we see the first beings, and the first of the Aesir (interestingly, this may be the only place in Marvel where the gods are called the Aesir; they are virtually always called Asgardians by the Bullpen).

    19 « May « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009

  • The Aesir are the sky gods of the Scandinavian Pagans, complemented by the Vanir, or the Earth/underworld gods, who control agriculture, death, and other Earthy things.

    Where To Park Your Broomstick Lauren Manoy 2002

  • The Aesir are the sky gods of the Scandinavian Pagans, complemented by the Vanir, or the Earth/underworld gods, who control agriculture, death, and other Earthy things.

    Where To Park Your Broomstick Lauren Manoy 2002

  • Aesir, which is rolling out models in Cyrillic and Chinese, generated buzz with its glitzy promotion in Moscow last week.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Aesir, which is rolling out models in Cyrillic and Chinese, generated buzz with its glitzy promotion in Moscow last week.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • Aesir, which is rolling out models in Cyrillic and Chinese, generated buzz with its glitzy promotion in Moscow last week.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • The main character, Freya – one of the Aesir (gods) – has her own problems to deal with in life and love, while many other characters, including Odin, an unusual dwarf, and a group of giants deal with their own subplots.

    “Ice Land” by Betsy Tobin (Plume, 2009) « The BookBanter Blog 2010

  • The main character, Freya – one of the Aesir (gods) – has her own problems to deal with in life and love, while many other characters, including Odin, an unusual dwarf, and a group of giants deal with their own subplots.

    2010 February 21 « The BookBanter Blog 2010

  • “Frigg, Queen of the Aesir, wife of Odin the shape-shifter, look down from Asgard, where you sit before your wheel in Fensalir spinning golden thread.”

    Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011

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