Asgard
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Old Norse Ásgarðr.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈæsˌɡɑɹd/, /ˈæzˌɡɑɹd/, /ˈɑsˌɡɑɹd/, /ˈɑzˌɡɑɹd/
- (for one pronunciation) Homophone: ass guard
Proper noun edit
Asgard
- (Norse mythology) The realm of the Æsir gods.
- 1884, M. W. Macdowall, Asgard and the gods, […] , page 48:
- The gods built themselves castles in Asgard, and halls that shone with gold. It is recorded that there were twelve such heavenly palaces, but the poems differ from each other in describing them.
- 2007, Heather O'Donoghue, From Asgard to Valhalla: The Remarkable History of the Norse Myths, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 48:
- So, for instance, when the giant Hrungnir became tediously drunk and boastful, it was Freyja who, of all the Æsir in Asgard, was bold enough to keep serving him drink, but equally it was she whom he threatened to take away with him.
- A mountain on Baffin Island, Canada
Synonyms edit
- Ases' Garth (rare)
Coordinate terms edit
- (The Nine Realms): Álfheimr, Jötunheimr, Midgard, Múspellsheimr, Niðavellir, Niflheimr, Svartálfaheimr, Vanaheimr
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Translations edit
the abode of gods in Norse mythology
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