Thor

//θɔː// adv, name, pron

adv, name, pron ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    there Geordie, not-comparable
  2. 2
    they're (they are) Geordie, not-comparable
Pronoun
  1. 1
    their Geordie, determiner, possessive
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind. Norse

    "So likewise a day comes when the Runic Thor, with his Eddas, must withdraw into dimness; and many an African Mumbo-Jumbo and Indian Pawpaw be utterly abolished."

  2. 2
    A male given name from the Germanic languages occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.
  3. 3
    A mountain on Baffin Island, Canada.

Synonyms

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aesiratlasbalderball lightningboltbolt of lightning

Example

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"Who wants to come with me to see "Thor"?"

Etymology

Representing Old Norse Þórr. Cognate with Old English Þunor, Swedish Tor.

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