þryþ

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

IPA^(key): /θryːθ/

Noun[edit]

þrȳþ f (nominative plural þrȳþe)

(poetic) strength, power, force

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

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

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: thrith, thirth

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