Asgard

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Ásgarðr.

Alternative forms

Asgarth

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæsˌɡɑɹd/
Homophone: ass guard
IPA^(key): /ˈæzˌɡɑɹd/
IPA^(key): /ˈɑsˌɡɑɹd/
IPA^(key): /ˈɑzˌɡɑɹd/

Proper noun

Asgard

(Norse mythology and Heathenry) The realm of the Æsir gods.
- 1993 Our Troth, by the Ring of Troth and other true folk, The Ring of Troth, →ISBN page 143.
  He is the champion of Asgard and Midgard against the chaos and destruction of the thurses.
- 2002 The Dragon Chronicle issue 24 (Folklore Journal), Heimdall, Dragon.
  Heimdall is the watchmen of the gods at Bifrost, the rainbow bridge, made from fire water and air, that links Asgard (the home of the gods) and Midgard (the home of men).
- 2006 (first published 2004) Everything you need to know about Paganism, Selene Silverwind, David & Charles, →ISBN, page 91.
  The Æsir live in Asgard, one of the sky realms.

Translations

the abode of gods in Norse mythology

Arabic: أسكارد‎‎
Armenian: Ասգարդ (Asgard)
Belarusian: А́сгард (Áshard)
Bulgarian: Асга̀рд (Asgàrd)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿斯加德
Czech: Ásgard
Danish: Asgård
Dutch: Asgaard
Finnish: Asgård
French: Ásgard (fr) m
Georgian: ასგარდი (asgardi)
Greek: Άσγκαρντ (Ásgkarnt)
Hebrew: אסגארד‎‎
Icelandic: Ásgarður (is) m
Irish: Ascar m
Japanese: アースガルズ (Āsugaruzu), アースガルド (Āsugarudo), アスガルド (Asugarudo), アスガルズ (Asugaruzu), アスガード (Asugādo), アスガルト (Asugaruto)

Korean: 아스가르드 (aseugareudeu)
Latin: Asgarthus
Latvian: Asgarda
Lithuanian: Asgardas
Macedonian: Асгард (Asgard)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Åsgard

Nynorsk: Åsgard
Old English: Ōsgeard
Old Norse: Ásgarðr
Persian: آسگارد‎‎
Portuguese: Asgard f
Russian: А́сгард (ru) m (Ásgard)
Swedish: Asgård (sv)
Turkish: Ásgard
Ukrainian: Асгард m (Ashard)
Zazaki: Ásgard

Anagrams

Agards

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