"Asatruan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Asatruans [plural]
Etymology: From Asatru + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Asatru|an}} Asatru + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} Asatruan (plural Asatruans)
  1. (rare) Asatruist Tags: rare

Inflected forms

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