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