Askr

English

Proper noun

Askr

  1. (Norse mythology) Alternative form of Ask (“the first male human in the Edda”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From askr (“ash tree”).

Proper noun

Askr m (genitive Asks)

  1. (Norse mythology) Ask, the first male human according to the Poetic Edda

Descendants
  • Icelandic: Askur
  • Faroese: Askur
  • Norwegian: Ask
  • Swedish: Ask
  • Danish: Ask
  • → English: Ask
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