Æsir
Meaning
The principal group of benevolent deities in the Norse pantheon, representing power and war; opponents of the Vanir.
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Ase
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʌɪsɪə/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Old Norse æsir (nominative plural of áss), from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énsus, from *h₂ens- (“to engender, beget”); cf. Old English ēse, Sanskrit असुर (ásura).
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