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Askr

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English

Proper noun

Askr

(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)

(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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