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Ae⋅sir

  [ey-sir, ey-zir]
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–noun (often lowercase) (used with a plural verb) Scandinavian Mythology.
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
Compare Vanir.

Origin:
< ON, pl. of āss god; c. OE ōs god, Os- in proper names (as Ōswald), OHG Ans- in proper names (as Anselm); akin to Skt asura lord
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Ae·sir   (ā'sîr', ā'zîr')   
pl.n.   Mythology
The Norse gods.

[Old Norse, pl. of āss, god; see ansu- in Indo-European roots.]
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Aesir 
chief gods of Scand. religion, from O.N. pl. of ass "god," related to O.E. os, Goth. ans "god" (see Oswald).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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