thurs

See also: Thurs

Middle English

Alternative forms

• thirs, thrisse, thrusse, thurse, thursse, thyrce, þurs

Etymology

From Old English þyrs, from Proto-West Germanic *þuris, from Proto-Germanic *þurisaz. Forms with -u- are partly a native development of OE -y-, but are also due to influence from Old Norse þurs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθirs/, /ˈθris/, /ˈθurs/, /ˈθrus/

Noun

thurs

1. A demon; a creature of evil.
2. (rare) A beast; a monstrous creature.

Descendants

• English: thurse

References

• “thurs(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 November 2018.