ᚦᚢᚱ

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• Þórr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Þunraz.

Proper noun

ᚦᚢᚱ (þur) m

1. (Norse mythology) Thor (god of thunder)
   • late 10th, early 11th century: Velanda Runestone

     × ᚦᚢᚱᚢᛁ : ᚱᛁᛋᚦᛁ : ᛋᛏᛁᚾ : ᛁᚠᛏᛁᛦ : ᚢᚴᛘᚢᛏ : ᛒᚢᛏᛅ : ᛋᛁᚾ : ᛘᛁᚢᚴ : ᚴᚢᚦᛅᚾ : ᚦᛁᚴᚾ × ᚦᚢᚱ : ᚢᛁᚴᛁ ×

     × þurui : risþi : stin : iftiʀ : ukmut : buta : sin : miuk : kuþan : þikn × þur : uiki ×

     Þyrvi raised the stone in memory of Ǫgmundr, her husbandman, a very good Þegn. May Thor hallow.