tyr
Pronunciation: [ˈtˢyɐ̯ˀ]
“tyr” is a Danish word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
Etymology
From Old Danish thiur, from Old Norse þjórr (“bull”), from Proto-Germanic *þeuraz. The West Germanic languages have a form with s-: English steer, Dutch stier and German Stier. These Germanic words seem to be related to Latin taurus (“bull”) and Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”), which may go back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)táwros (*(s)téh₂wros). However, the vocalism of the Germanic words is…
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