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æsir

/ˈeɪ(ˌ)sɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
Æ-sir
IPA
/ˈeɪ(ˌ)sɪɹ/
3
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈeɪ(ˌ)sɪɹ/
  • British English: /ˈeɪsɪə/

Inflected Forms

Áss (singular) Aes (sometimes) Aesir (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Odin Frigga Frigg Thor Balder Tyr Vanir Frey

Questions

How do you pronounce æsir?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeɪ(ˌ)sɪɹ/.
What does æsir mean?
The principal group of benevolent deities in the Norse pantheon, representing power and war; opponents of the Vanir.
Where does æsir come from?
It is traced to Proto-Germanic.

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