Þórr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Runic

ᚦᚢᚱ (þur), ᚦᚮᚱ (þor) – nominative

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Þunraz, whence also Old English þunor (English thunder), Old Frisian thuner, Middle Low German doner, dunner, Old High German thonar, donir (German Donner).

Proper noun

Þórr m

(Gods, Norse mythology) Thor (god of thunder)

Descendants

Icelandic: Þór
Faroese: Tórur
Norwegian: Tor
Swedish: Tor
Old Danish: Thor
- Danish: Tor (older spelling Thor)
→ Chinese: 索爾／索尔 (suǒ'ěr)
→ English: Thor
→ French: Thor
→ Japanese: トール
→ Korean: 토르 (toreu)
→ Russian: Тор (Tor)

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