Aesir
/ˈeɪsɪr/noun
The principal group of gods in Norse mythology.
Did you know?Old Norse Ãsir is the plural of áss, a word connected to an old Proto-Germanic term for a god, and it survives in the names of places and people across the Germanic world.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ansu-
“a divine being or god”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*ansuz
“god, deity”
Old Norse
ON
áss / æsir
“god / the gods”
Modern English
English
Aesir
“the chief race of Norse gods”