| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. (Norse mythology) the chief race of gods living at Asgard.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "Aesir" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1834. (references) |
Specialty Definition: Aesir
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Literature | 1: Wives of the AEsir: Odin's wife was Frigga; Thor's wife was Sif (beauty); Baldur's wife was Nanna (daring); Bragi's wife was Iduna; Odur's wife was Freyja (the Scandinavian Venus); Loki's wife was Siguna. 2: The AEsir built Asgard themselves, but each god had his own private mansion. That of Odin was Gladsheim; but his wife Frigga had also her private abode, named Fensalir; the mansion of Thor was Bilskirnir; that of Baldur was Broadblink; that of Odur's wife was Folkbang; of Vidar was Landvidi (wide land); the private abode of the goddesses generally was Vingolf. 3: The refectory or banquet hall of the AEsir was called Valhalla. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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