Åsgard

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • Aasgaalen, Aasgar, Ásgárd, Havsgård (obsolete)

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Ásgarðr, from áss (“god, one of the Æsir”) +‎ garðr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²ɔːsɡaːr/, /²ɔːsɡaːɽ/

Proper noun

Åsgard m (definite Åsgarden)

  1. (Norse mythology) Asgard (The realm of the Æsir)

Etymology 2

Distortion of Åsskard n, from Old Norse Ásskarð.

Proper noun

Åsgard m (definite Åsgarden)

  1. A farm in Surnadal, Nordmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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