þyrs

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Old English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Germanic *þurisaz. Cognate with Old High German duris (“demon”), Old Saxon thuris (“the rune þ”), Old Norse þurs (“giant”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

þyrs m

  1. monster, demon, giant
    Þyrs sceal on fenne gewunian ana innan lande. The monster must live in the fen, alone in its land. (Maxims II)

Declension [edit]

    Declension of þyrs (strong a-stem)
Singular Plural
nominative þyrs þyrsas
accusative þyrs þyrsas
genitive þyrses þyrsa
dative þyrse þyrsum

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