Thor
English
/θɔː/, /θɔɹ/
proper noun
Definitions
- (Norse mythology) A hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.
- occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse Þórr (Thor, Tor).
Origin
Old Norse
Þórr
Gloss
Thor, Tor
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Thor's hammer English
- Thunor English
- althupite English
- dithorium English
- hammer English
- mesothorium English
- nonthorium English
- organothorium English
- radiothorium English
- thorate English
- thorian English
- thoriate English
- thoriferous English
- thorium English
- thunder English
- thunder god English
- thunderation English
- thunderbird English
- thunderblast English
- thunderbolt English
- thunderboomer English
- thunderbox English
- thunderbug English
- thunderburst English
- thunderclap English
- thundercloud English
- thundercrack English
- thundercunt English
- thunderdunk English
- thunderegg English
- thunderer English
- thunderest English
- thundereth English
- thunderflash English
- thunderhead English
- thundering English
- thunderless English
- thunderlight English
- thunderlike English
- thundermug English
- thunderous English
- thunderpeal English
- thunderproof English
- thundershock English
- thundershower English
- thundersnow English
- thundersome English
- thundersquall English
- thunderstick English
- thunderstone English
- thunderstorm English
- thunderstricken English
- thunderstrike English
- thunderstruck English
- thunderworm English
- thundery English
- trithorium English
- upthunder English
- tonner French
- tonnerre French
- thorium Norwegian Bokmål
- *Þunraz Proto-Germanic
- *þunraz Proto-Germanic
- Tor Swedish
- thorium Norwegian Nynorsk
- þunor Old English
- þunresdæg Old English
- þunrian Old English
- þursdæg Old English
- thonder Middle English
- thunder Middle English
- Túr Irish
- Þorsteinn Old Norse
- Þórbjǫrn Old Norse
- Þórfreðr Old Norse
- Þórir Old Norse
- Þórr Old Norse
- Þórshǫfn Old Norse
- Thorkild Danish
- tondri Esperanto
- tondro Esperanto
- Þór Icelandic
- Tórur Faroese
- Thorn Westrobothnian
- tanda Tok Pisin
- Tor Norwegian
- Thyrvi Old Danish
- hammer
- Thunor
- thunder
- thorian
- thorate
- thorium
- thundery
- thoriate
- dithorium
- thunderer
- althupite
- upthunder
- thunderbox
- thundering
- thundereth
- thundermug
- thunderous
- nonthorium
- thunderest
- trithorium
- thunderegg
- thunderbug
- thundersnow
- thunderworm
- thunder god
- thunderless
- thunderdunk
- thunderhead
- mesothorium
- thunderclap
- thoriferous
- thunderpeal
- thundersome
- thunderlike
- thunderbolt
- thundercunt
- thunderbird
- thundercloud
- thunderation
- thunderburst
- radiothorium
- thundershock
- thunderstick
- thunderlight
- thundercrack
- thunderblast
- thunderproof
- thunderstorm
- thunderstone
- thunderflash
- thunderboomer
- Thor's hammer
- thundershower
- thunderstrike
- thunderstruck
- thundersquall
- organothorium
- thunderstricken