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Throwend

Throwend proper noun: a male given name, equivalent to Old Norse Þróndr.

Proper noun

Throwend

  1. A male given name, equivalent to Old Norse Þróndr.
    • 4. There was a man called Throwend Slim-leg. He went out to Iceland with Gar-mund Hell-skin. His race came out of Agd.
    • Throwend took in settlement the islands to the west of Bearney-floe, and dwelt at Flat-ey.1905, Guðbrandur Vigfússon, Origines Islandicae, page 89

Origin of Throwend

Calque of Old Norse Þróndr, based on Throwends, from Old English Þrōwendas.

Questions about Throwend

What does Throwend mean?
Throwend means a male given name, equivalent to Old Norse Þróndr.
What part of speech is Throwend?
Throwend is a proper noun.

Words near Throwend in the dictionary

  1. throwdowns
  2. throwe
  3. throwed
  4. throwee
  5. throwees
  6. Throwend
  7. Throwendham
  8. Throwendish
  9. Throwends
  10. thrower
  11. throwers

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