oskorei

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === Oskoreia Åsgardsreia Aaskorrei, Ásgárdreið, Ásgárdreidi (obsolete) === Etymology === From Åsgard (“the Asgard”) +‎ rei (“ride”). According to some other sources, the word is not derived from Åsgard. But in the Scandinavian ballades (such as the ballade of Sigurd Svein) the connection between Åsgård and Oskorei seems very clear. Besides the texts of ballades, attested before Aasen by Hans Jacob Wille (Beskrivelse over Sillejords Præstegjeld, 1786) and Nils Svenungssen (Det norske Fjeldsprog, 1821). === Noun === oskorei f (definite singular oskoreia, indefinite plural oskoreier, definite plural oskoreiene) the Wild Hunt === See also === jolerei lussirei === References ===