Thurse Definition
noun
(Now chiefly dialectal) A giant; a gigangtic spectre; an apparition.
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Noun
Singular:
thurse
Plural:
thursesOrigin of Thurse
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From Middle English thurse, thursse, thyrce, thurs, thirs, from Old English þyrs (“giant, enchanter, demon, wizard”), from Proto-Germanic *þurisaz, *þursaz, *þursiz (“giant, name of the Þ-rune”), from Proto-Indo-European *tur-, *twer- (“to rotate, twirl, swirl, move”). Cognate with German Turse (“giant”), Danish tosse (“a fool, buffoon”), Norwegian tuss, tusse, tust (“goblin, kobold, elf, a dull fellow”), Icelandic þurs (“giant”).
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