Thrudr
/ˈθruːðər/noun
Thrudr is a figure in Norse mythology, traditionally identified as a daughter of Thor and a personification of strength.
Did you know?In Old Norse, Þrúðr was both a mythological name and an ordinary word for strength or might, showing how personal names could preserve abstract powers.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*trū́tis
“Strength or firmness; a reconstructed ancestral form associated with Germanic terms for power.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*þrūþiz
“Strength, might, or power.”
Old English
Old English
þrȳþ
“Strength, power, or glory.”
Old Norse
Old Norse
þrúðr
“Strength; also the name of a mythological daughter of Thor.”
Medieval Scandinavian tradition
Old Norse
Þrúðr
“A divine or heroic female name embodying might and power.”
Modern English
English
Thrudr
“A conventional English transliteration of the Old Norse mythological name.”