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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English þyrs, from Proto-West Germanic *þuris, from Proto-Germanic *þurisaz. Forms with -u- are partly a native development of OE -y-, but are also due to influence from Old Norse þurs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθirs/, /ˈθris/, /ˈθurs/, /ˈθrus/
Noun
thurs
- A demon; a creature of evil.
- (rare) A beast; a monstrous creature.
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