Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ás-garðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 ás-garðr

m. the residence of the gods (Ases), Edda; also the name of a farm in the west of Icel.: the mod. Norse ‘aasgaardsreid’ is a corruption from the Swed. åska, thunder.

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Runic Inscription

ás-garðr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "ás-garðr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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