"þyrs" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /θyrs/, [θyrˠs]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *þuris, from Proto-Germanic *þurisaz. Cognate with Old High German duris (“demon”), Old Saxon thuris (“the rune þ”), Old Norse þurs (“giant”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*þuris|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-West Germanic *þuris, {{inh+|ang|gmw-pro|*þuris}} Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *þuris, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*þurisaz}} Proto-Germanic *þurisaz, {{cog|goh|duris|t=demon}} Old High German duris (“demon”), {{cog|osx|thuris|t=the rune þ}} Old Saxon thuris (“the rune þ”), {{cog|non|þurs|t=giant}} Old Norse þurs (“giant”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} þyrs m, {{ang-noun|m}} þyrs m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|þyrs}}, {{ang-decl-noun|þyrs|þyrsas|þyrs|þyrsas|þyrses|þyrsa|þyrse|þyrsum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], þyrs [nominative, singular], þyrsas [nominative, plural], þyrs [accusative, singular], þyrsas [accusative, plural], þyrses [genitive, singular], þyrsa [genitive, plural], þyrse [dative, singular], þyrsum [dative, plural]
  1. monster, demon, giant Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Mythological creatures Synonyms: ðyrs (english: edh spelling) Related terms: eoten
    Sense id: en-þyrs-ang-noun-clhorCGD Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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