Asgard

noun

As·​gard ˈas-ˌgärd  ˈaz- 

: the home of the Norse gods

Examples of Asgard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Chris Hemsworth’s thunder god enters the MCU with an adventure that kicks him out of Asgard to spend time on Earth to figure out his worthiness. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Director Kenneth Branagh films Asgard with swoopy-silly grandeur, Peter Jackson gone to summer stock. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

These organisms were either in symbiotic association with, engulfed as food by, or parasites of other prokaryotic cells, presumably Asgard archaea—a group of archaea thought to be the closest prokaryotic relative of eukaryotes. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026

As expected, many of the other genes came from either the Asgard archaea or Alphaproteobacteria, consistent with the big-picture model of our origins. — ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Old Norse āsgarthr

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Asgard

• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard
• disbarred

Kids Definition

Asgard

noun

As·​gard ˈas-ˌgärd  ˈaz- 

: the home of the Norse gods