Thrud
/θruːð/noun
Thrud is a figure in Norse mythology, usually identified as a daughter of Thor and Sif.
Did you know?In the Old Norse poem Alvíssmál, the giant Alvíss seeks to marry Thrud, but Thor delays him until sunrise, turning the giant to stone.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*þrūþiz
“Strength, might, power”
Old Norse
Old Norse
Þrúðr
“Strength; the personal name of a mythological woman”
13th Century
Old Norse
Þrúðr
“A daughter of Thor and Sif in Norse myth”
19th Century
English
Thrud
“An anglicized spelling of the Norse mythological name”
Modern English
English
Thrud
“A modern English rendering of the Norse mythological figure”