The Old Norse word 'Áss' (pl. Aesir) has two documented meanings: 'heathen god' and 'thick pole/beam' per Zoega 1910. Snorri Sturluson interpreted Aesir as 'men of Asia.' Some theorize it means 'people of the great pole' connecting Earth to Asgard via Yggdrasil. 📜 02:02-09:42
Aesir etymology: gods of the great pole or Asia
Key facts
- The Old Norse word 'Áss' (plural 'Aesir') has two homograph meanings documented in G. T. Zoega's 1910 'Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic'
- First meaning: one of the old heathen gods, specifically the older branch of Norse gods as opposed to the younger Vanir
- Second meaning: a thick pole, main beam in a house, yard of a sail on a ship, or a rocky ridge
- Author proposes that 'Aesir' derives from connection to the great central pillar of Asgard
- Snorri Sturluson interpreted Aesir as 'men of Asia' originating from Troy in Anatolia
- Speaker theorizes Aesir means 'people of the great pole' connecting Earth to space via Yggdrasil
Sources
Æsir - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
The modern English term "Æsir" is derived from the plural Old Norse term æsir, the singular of which is áss. ... Old Norse: áss ("the main beam of a house").
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