þurs

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Old Norse [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Germanic *þursaz, *þurisaz “ogre”, from Proto-Indo-European *tur-, *twer- (“to rotate, twirl, swirl, move”). Cognate to Old English þyrs. More at thurse.

Noun [edit]

þurs m (plural þursar)

  1. (Norse mythology) A giant.

See also [edit]

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