Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thunor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thunor
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Old English deity identified with Thor and associated with Jupiter.

Example Sentences

"The attributes of the most important deities of our distant ancestors, Tiw, Woden, and Thunor, whose names are perpetuated in those of three of our weekdays, are by no means clearly defined. It is not to be assumed that Woden and Thunor were identical with the Norse Odin and Thor, about whom more is known."
"Thunor still survives in properly edited texts of Beowulf; on funeral stones, to ensure that the dead can rest in peace; on jewels and amulets as a charm; and he can even be spotted on a holy font 'perpetually preaching that the Christian soldier should FIGHT AS LEAST AS BRAVELY against Baseness as ever did the Hammer-wielder'."
"Many people consider Thunor to be the most approachable of the Saxon gods."

Etymology

Revived from Old English Þunor. Doublet of thunder.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: Þunor

Questions

What does thunor mean?: An Old English deity identified with Thor and associated with Jupiter.
Where does thunor come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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