*þurisaz

Runic: ᚦᚢᚱᛁᛊᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈθu.ri.sɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

giant; demon; monster
name of the rune ᚦ (þ)

Etymology

Derived from *þurēnan, which is etymologically connected to Vedic Sanskrit तुर (tura) (tura, ‘speedy, quick, strong, powerful, rich’) (from Proto-Indo-European *twerH- (‘to hasten, be quick’)).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	þurisaz	þurisōz, þurisōs
Acc.	þurisą	þurisanz
Gen.	þurisas, þurisis	þurisǫ̂
Dat.	þurisai	þurisamaz
Inst.	þurisō	þurisamiz
Voc.	þuris	þurisōz, þurisōs

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Descendants

*þuris (Proto-West Germanic)
- thuris (Old Saxon)
*þuris (Proto-West Germanic)
- þyrs, ðyrs (Old English)
  - thurs, thirs, thrisse, thrusse, thurse, thursse, thyrce, þurs (Middle English)
    - thurse (English)
*þuris (Proto-West Germanic)
- duris, turs (Old High German)
  - turse, türse, torse (Middle High German)
    - Turse (German)
þurs (Old Norse)
- tussur (Faroese)
- þurs (Icelandic)
- tuss, tusse (Norwegian Bokmål)
- tuss, tusse (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- tursa (Scottish Gaelic)
- tuss, tusse (Swedish)
þurs (Old Norse)
- tusse, tosse (Old Danish)
  - tosse, turs (Danish)
þuss (Old Norse)
- tussur (Faroese)
- þurs (Icelandic)
- tuss, tusse (Norwegian Bokmål)
- tuss, tusse (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- tursa (Scottish Gaelic)
- tuss, tusse (Swedish)
þuss (Old Norse)
- tusse, tosse (Old Danish)
  - tosse, turs (Danish)
*tursas (Proto-Finnic)

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