þryþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þrūþi, from Proto-Germanic *þrūþiz (“strength”). Cognate with Old Norse þrúðr (“strength”), whence the name Þrúðr (“daughter of Thor and Sif”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θryːθ/

Noun

þrȳþ f (nominative plural þrȳþe)

1. (poetic) strength, power, force

Declension

Declension of þryþ (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þrȳþ	þrȳþe, þrȳþa
accusative	þrȳþ, þrȳþe	þrȳþe, þrȳþa
genitive	þrȳþe	þrȳþa
dative	þrȳþe	þrȳþum

Derived terms

• þrȳþswīþ
• Ōsþrȳþ (“female personal name”)
• Mildþrȳþ (“female personal name”)

Descendants

• Middle English: thrith, thirth