What does "tiu" mean?

The ancient Germanic god of war and the sky, identified with Tyr of Norse mythology.

What is a synonym for "tiu"?

Common synonyms include: a person, anaphoric pronoun, ares, athena, balder, bragi.

Tiu

/ˈtiːuː/ name

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The ancient Germanic god of war and the sky, identified with Tyr of Norse mythology. Germanic

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a person anaphoric pronoun ares athena balder bragi

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atemporal that these this

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English Tīw, from Proto-West Germanic *Tīw, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”). Doublet of Tuesday and Tyr.

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