Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tyr

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: tyr
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Norse god of war, identifiable with Tiu or Tiw.

Etymology

From Old Norse Týr, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“god”). Doublet of Tiw.

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: *dyew-, Týr, *Tīwaz

Frequently Paired Words

Thor

Questions

What does tyr mean?: The Norse god of war, identifiable with Tiu or Tiw.
Where does tyr come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce tyr

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