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Aesir

(a′sir′, ē′-, ā′-)

plural noun

Norse Myth. the principal gods and goddesses, including Odin, Thor, Balder, Loki, Frigg, and Tyr

Origin: ON, pl. of ass, a god, akin to OE os: see Oscar

See Aesir in American Heritage Dictionary 4

plural noun
Mythology

The Norse gods.

Origin:

Origin: Old Norse

Origin: , pl. of āss, god; see ansu- in Indo-European roots

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