þryþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þrūþi, from Proto-Germanic *þrūþiz (“strength”). Cognate with Old Norse þrúðr (“strength”), whence the name Þrúðr (“daughter of Thor and Sif”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θryːθ/

Noun

þrȳþ f (nominative plural þrȳþe)

(poetic) strength, power, force

Declension

Declension of þryþ (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þrȳþ	þrȳþe, þrȳþa
accusative	þrȳþ, þrȳþe	þrȳþe, þrȳþa
genitive	þrȳþe	þrȳþa
dative	þrȳþe	þrȳþum

Derived terms

þrȳþswīþ
Ōsþrȳþ (“female personal name”)
Mildþrȳþ (“female personal name”)

Descendants

Middle English: thrith, thirth

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