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thurse Obs. exc. Hist. (θɜːs) Forms: 1 þyrs, 3 þurs(e, 4 thirs, 5 thursse, thyrce, thirse, thrus(se, thrusche, thrwsse, trusse, (6 thrust, 7–9 thrush, in hobthrush), 7– thurse. [OE. þyrs = OHG. duris, turs, str. m. (MHG. dürse, türse, turse, wk. m.), OS. thuris the rune þ; ON. þurs:—*þursa{supz}:—OT...
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Thyrsus (giant)
Background
In the Germanic mythology, Thürse, Thürsus, and Thurse are names for prehistoric giants.
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Jötunn
Modern folklore
Giants with names cognate to terms for are found in later Northern European folklore, such as the English ettin or yotun, thurse and hobthrust
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trush
trush local. (trʌʃ) Also 7 thruch, 8 truch, thurse, truss, trouss. [A local form of turse, truss n.] A round cushion made of matted flags, for kneeling on in church.1621 in Archæol. Cant. (1902) XXV. 18 She abused Sibil Martin in taking of her trush from her that she sat upon. 1695 Kennett Paroch. A...
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hob-thrust
hob-thrush, hob-thrust Obs. exc. dial. Also 7– hob-thurst. [f. Hob n.1+ (perh.) thurse, ON. þurs giant, goblin.] 1. A goblin: see quots. Now dial.1590 Tarlton News Purgat. (Shaks. Soc.) 55 One of those Familiares Lares..as Hob Thrust, Robin Goodfellow and such like spirites..famozed in every olde wi...
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thrush-bush
▪ I. thrush1 (θrʌʃ) Forms: 1 ðræsce, þrysce, þryssce, þrisce, 3 þrusche (ü), þruysse (for þrüshe), 4 þrusch, 5–6 thrusshe, thrushe (5 thryshe, thrusche, thrus, 7 thresh); 6– thrush. [Two ablaut-forms in OE.: αþr{yacu}sce, later þryssce, wk. fem.:—O. Teut. *þrûskjôn. For the change of vowel in ME. þr...
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missel
▪ I. missel (ˈmɪsəl) Forms: 1, 5 mistel, (1, 3 -il), 6 mistle, miscel, 6–7 missel(l, 7 mis(c)le, missle. [OE. mistel, (1) basil, (2) mistletoe, distinguished in the Leechdoms as eorþmistel and ácmistel respectively: corresp. to OHG. mistil (MHG., G. mistel) mistletoe, early mod.Du. mistel ‘viscum’ (...
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Thursday
Thursday (ˈθɜːzdeɪ, -dɪ) Forms: α. 1 Ðunresdæᵹ, þunres dæi, þur(r)es-, þursdæᵹ, 2 ðursdai, (3 Thurday), 3–4 þures-, 4 (thrusdai), 4–7 Thursdaye, 5 Thurys-, 6 (thursdae), Thurss-, Thurse-; 3– Thursday. β. 3–4 þores-, 3–5 þ-, thoris-, Thorsday, 4 þorus-, Thoursday; Sc. 6 Thuirs-, 7 Thuris-. γ. Sc. 6 F...
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