Thunor

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Thunor

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Revived from Old English Þunor. Doublet of thunder.

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An Old English deity identified with Thor and associated with Jupiter. The attributes of the most important deities of our distant ancestors, Tiw, Woden, and Thunor, whose names are perpetuated in those of three of our weekdays, are by no means clearly defined. It is not to be assumed that Woden and Thunor were identical with the Norse Odin and Thor, about whom more is

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"Thunor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thunor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Thunor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thunor

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"Thunor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thunor.

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@misc{thunor_2026,
  title = {Thunor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thunor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}