Thurs
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9.9
A giant monster in Norse stories that fights gods or people
- noun
- Archaic
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- Legends tell of a fearsome thurs lurking in the mountains, waiting to challenge any brave warrior.
Examples
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The ancient tales describe a thurs terrorizing villages with its immense strength.
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Thurs kept your secret.
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In Norse mythology, a thurs is considered a monstrous giant who often battles the gods.
Synonyms
9.9
A magical creature from Orkney and Shetland stories that plays tricks on people
is a hostile large ogre or giant rather than a mixed fairy creature
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thurs comes from an old Norse word þurs meaning 'giant' or 'ogre', a large dangerous being in old stories. So a Thurs is that kind of dangerous monster in Norse and Germanic tales.