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in Norse mythology, is the first created man. The three mighty Asas-Odin, Wile, and We-once assembled together on the sea-shore. There they found two trees, an ash and an alder. 'Odin gave them breath and life; Wile (or Honir), spirit and power of motion; We (or Lodur), blood, speech, beauty, and the sense of hearing and seeing. The Asas called one of them A s (Ash), and the other Enibla (Alder). Thus originated. the first man and the first woman.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ask'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/ask.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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