Thor
pronunciation
How to pronounce Thor in British English:
UK [θɔ:]
How to pronounce Thor in American English:
US [θɔr]
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- Noun:
- (Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar
Word Origin
- Thor
- Odin's eldest son, strongest of the gods though not the wisest, c.1020, from Old Norse Þorr, literally "thunder," from *þunroz, related to Old English þunor (see thunder (n.)). His weapon was the hammer mjölnir ("crusher").
Example
- 1. A lot of people think me as a thor .
- 2. Mount thor was first climbed in 1953 by an arctic institute of north america team .
- 3. Mt. thor is canada 's most famous peak , and it 's made of pure granite .
- 4. Odin also strips thor of his hammer , the source of his power , and sends it to earth separately .
- 5. Thor can still throw a mean punch , but until he proves himself worthy of reclaiming his hammer , he remains just a man .