Ásatrú

English

Alternative forms

• (when diacritic characters are unavailable) Asatru

Etymology

From Icelandic Ásatrú; see below.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɑ.sɑ.tɹu/

Proper noun

Ásatrú

1. The belief in, and worship of, the Æsir; a faith, based on this belief and worship, which seeks to reconstruct and practise the old Germanic heathen religion.

Icelandic

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Ásatrú

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Etymology

From Old Norse or Icelandic áss (“god”) + trú (“faith”).

Proper noun

Ásatrú

1. An officially recognised Nordic religion, based on belief in and worship of the Æsir, which seeks to reconstruct and practise the old Norse heathen religion. In particular, the faith promulgated by the Íslenska Ásatrúarfélagið.