Askr
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