Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þurisaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

• *þursaz

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθu.ri.sɑz/

Noun

*þurisaz m

1. giant; demon; monster
2. (Runic alphabet) name of the rune ᚦ (þ)

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *þurisaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þurisaz	*þurisōz, *þurisōs
vocative	*þuris	*þurisōz, *þurisōs
accusative	*þurisą	*þurisanz
genitive	*þurisas, *þurisis	*þurisǫ̂
dative	*þurisai	*þurisamaz
instrumental	*þurisō	*þurisamiz

Derived terms

• *Þursahildiz

Descendants

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

References

• Vladimir Orel (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 429–430