ˈasir, ˈaa-, ˈī- noun plural
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Old Norse Æsir, plural of āss god; akin to Old English ōs god (name of a rune), Old Saxon ās, ōs- & Old High German ans- (in proper names), (assumed) Gothic ans (whence Medieval Latin ansis, accusative plural, demigods), and probably to Sanskrit asu life, vital strength, asura, adjective & noun, mighty, lord, demon, Avestan ahurō lord
: the chief gods of pagan Scandinavia