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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Norse *ᚹᛁᚺᚨᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (*wihawarjaʀ), from *ᚹᛁᚺᚨᛉ (*wihaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *wīhą, + *ᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (*warjaʀ). By surface analysis, vé (“mansion, house; temple, holy place”) + -urr (“guardian, defender”).
Proper noun
Véurr m
- (Norse mythology, poetic) Thor, especially in his role as protector of human settlements and temples
- Synonym: Þórr
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