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Thunar

Thunar proper noun: the god Thor in continental Germanic mythology.

Proper noun

Thunar

  1. (dated) The god Thor in continental Germanic mythology.
    • On the other hand, since the devil has, to a great extent, usurped the place of Thunar, it naturally follows that the favourite animal of the fallen god is often found reversing his former functions, and ministering to the powers of darkness.1863 March, “Folk Lore. Whence It Arose, and What It Meant. Part II”, in Temple Bar, volume 7, page 4[4]2
    • From this it follows at all events, that the worship of Thunar also prevailed in those regions […]1882 [1835], Jacob Grimm, translated by James Steven Stallybrass, Teutonic Mythology, volume 1, page 161

Origin of Thunar

Borrowed from German Thunar, a learned borrowing from Old Saxon Thunær, from Proto-West Germanic *Þunr. Doublet of Thor, Thunor, and thunder.

Questions about Thunar

What does Thunar mean?
Thunar means the god Thor in continental Germanic mythology.
What part of speech is Thunar?
Thunar is a proper noun.

Words near Thunar in the dictionary

  1. thumri
  2. thumris
  3. Thums
  4. Thun
  5. Thunaojam
  6. Thunar
  7. Thunberg
  8. thunbergia
  9. Thunbergian
  10. thunbergias
  11. thunberginol

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