
Unicode: ᚦ
Pronunciation:
THOOR-ee-sahz (Proto-Germanic)
Alternative names:
Thurs / Þurs (Old Norse, Younger Futhark)
Thorn / Þorn (Old English, Futhorc)
Translation:
giant or thorn
Sound:
“TH” as in “thorn”
Associated Concepts and Interpretations
Balance
Catalyst, transformation
Challenge or turmoil
Contemplation
Destruction, disruption
Earth, chthonic
Lightning, primal power, unstructured natural forces
Might, potency, strength
Pain or discomfort (with purpose)
Protection, resistance to danger, warning
Regeneration
The unconscious or irrational
Varðrúnar (“warding rune”)
Woman’s health and fertility
Associated Rune Poems
(as translated by Bruce Dickins, 1915; public domain)
A number of interpretations are derived from the various runic poems and those associated with this rune (where available) are included below for further consideration.
Norwegian:
ᚦ Þurs vældr kvinna kvillu;
kátr værðr fár af illu
ᚦ Thurs
Giant causes anguish to women;
misfortune makes few men cheerful
Icelandic:
ᚦ Þurs er kvenna kvöl
ok kletta búi
ok varðrúnar verr.
Saturnus þengill
Thurs - Giant
Torture of women
and cliff-dweller
and husband of a giantess
Anglo-Saxon:
ᚦ Ðorn byþ ðearle scearp; ðegna gehwylcum
anfeng ys yfyl, ungemetum reþe
manna gehwelcum, ðe him mid resteð
Thorn
The thorn is exceedingly sharp,
an evil thing for any knight to touch,
uncommonly severe on all who sit among them.
last updated: 21 nov 2022
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