Asgard
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Old Norse Ásgarðr.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈæsˌɡɑɹd/, /ˈæzˌɡɑɹd/, /ˈɑsˌɡɑɹd/, /ˈɑzˌɡɑɹd/
- (for one pronunciation) Homophone: ass guard
Proper noun
editAsgard
- (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
Derived terms
editTranslations
editthe abode of gods in Norse mythology
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editPolish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Old Norse Ásgarðr.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAsgard m inan
Declension
editDeclension of Asgard
Further reading
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