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Asgard

AZ-gard

ˈæzɡɑːrd

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Asgard

Dictionary meaning

One of the nine worlds in Norse mythology, the realm of the Aesir gods, connected to other realms by the rainbow bridge Bifrost.

History and origin

Old Norse — 'enclosure of the Aesir gods'.

Common mispronunciations

AZ-gerdAHS-gard

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