þurs

      Old Norse

      Etymology

      From Proto-Germanic *þursaz, *þurisaz “ogre”, from Proto-Indo-European *tur-, *twer- (to rotate, twirl, swirl, move). Cognate to Old English þyrs. More at thurse.

      Noun

      þurs m (plural þursar)

      1. (Norse mythology) A giant.

      See also

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