Þórr
Þórr is the alternative form of Thor.
Meaning of Thor
Proper noun
Thor
- A hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.
- 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.1831, Thomas Carlyle, “Symbols”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, 3rd book, page 155
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.
- A mountain on Baffin Island, Canada.
Questions about Þórr
- What is Þórr the alternative form of?
- Þórr is the alternative form of Thor.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Þórr (page history and authors); Thor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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