"Tor" meaning in Danish

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Proper name

Forms: Thor [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Norse Þórr. Cognate with Faroese Tórur, Icelandic Þór, and Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish Tor. Etymology templates: {{der|da|non|Þórr}} Old Norse Þórr, {{cog|fo|Tórur}} Faroese Tórur, {{cog|is|Þór}} Icelandic Þór, {{cog|nn,sv|Tor}} Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish Tor Head templates: {{head|da|proper noun|||g=|head=}} Tor, {{da-proper noun}} Tor
  1. (Norse mythology and paganism) Thor, a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind. Tags: Norse
    Sense id: en-Tor-da-name-uBMAW8fI Categories (other): Norse mythology, Paganism, Danish entries with incorrect language header, Norse mythology Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Norse mythology: 60 40 Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, mythology, paganism, philosophy, religion, sciences
  2. a male given name from Old Norse
    Sense id: en-Tor-da-name-Rrb-xLdD Categories (other): Danish given names, Danish male given names, Danish entries with incorrect language header, Norse deities Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Norse deities: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Asatru Disambiguation of Asatru: 0 0
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