þrymm

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Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þrumi, from Proto-Germanic *þrumjaz, akin to Old Norse þrymr.

Pronunciation

Noun

þrymm m

  1. host, army
  2. force, power, glory
    • c. 950, Maxims II, Lines 4-5
      [...] þunar byð þragum hludast. Þrymmas syndan Cristes myccle.
      Wyrd byð swiðost, winter byð cealdost
      [...]
      thunder is sometimes loudest. Christ’s glories are great.
      Fate is strongest, winter is coldest

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