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Þor

Þor is the alternative spelling of Thor.

Meaning of Thor

Proper noun

Thor

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

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Questions about Þor

What is Þor the alternative spelling of?
Þor is the alternative spelling of Thor.

Words near Þor in the dictionary

  1. Ürümchi
  2. Ürümqi
  3. Üsküdar
  4. þ
  5. þ's
  6. Þor
  7. þorn
  8. Þrymskviða
  9. þs
  10. þussies
  11. þussy

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