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Tyr

Tyr proper noun: the Norse god of war, identifiable with Tiu or Tiw.

Proper noun

Tyr

  1. (Norse) The Norse god of war, identifiable with Tiu or Tiw.

Origin of Tyr

From Old Norse Týr, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“god”). Doublet of Tiw.

Questions about Tyr

What does Tyr mean?
Tyr means the Norse god of war, identifiable with Tiu or Tiw.
What part of speech is Tyr?
Tyr is a proper noun.

Words near Tyr in the dictionary

  1. typtologist
  2. typtologists
  3. typtology
  4. typw
  5. typy
  6. Tyr
  7. Tyra
  8. tyramide
  9. tyramides
  10. tyramine
  11. tyraminergic

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