ǫ́ss

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énsus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ens- (“to engender, beget”). Cognate with Old English ōs, Old Saxon ās, Old High German ans-.

Alternative forms

Noun

ǫ́ss m (genitive ásar, plural æsir)

  1. (Norse mythology) one of the gods
  2. (Norse mythology) one of the Æsir
Declension
  Declension of ǫ́ss (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ǫ́ss ǫ́ssinn æsir æsirnir
accusative ǫ́s ǫ́sinn æsi æsina
dative æsi æsinum æsum, ǫ́sum æsunum, ǫ́sunum
genitive ásar, áss ásarins, ássins ása ásanna
Derived terms
  • ásynja f (“a goddess”)
Descendants
  • Icelandic: ás m
  • Faroese: ásur m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ås m
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ås m
  • Danish: as c
  • Swedish: as c
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