thurs

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Middle English

Alternative forms

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

  1. A demon; a creature of evil.
  2. (rare) A beast; a monstrous creature.

Descendants

  • English: thurse

References

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