Þór

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse Þórr, from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz. Cognate with Faroese Tórur, and Danish, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish Tor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θouːr/ Rhymes: -ouːr === Proper noun === Þór m (proper noun, genitive singular Þórs) (Norse mythology and paganism) Thor, a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind. a male given name from Old Norse ==== Usage notes ==== Names compounded from Þór get the -i ending in the dative, though not the uncompounded name. Compare Gils, Geir and Dór. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== þórduna þórsdagur Öku-Þór ökuþór Male given names Þorbjörn Þorgeir Þorgils Þorkell Þorvaldur Þóroddur Þórólfur Female given names Þorbjörg Þorgerður Þóra Þórdís Þórgunnur Þórkatla ==== References ==== Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “Þór”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “Þór”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið == Old Norse == === Proper noun === Þór m accusative of Þórr