Tiw

See also: -tiw

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old English Tīw, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (god).

Proper noun

Tiw

  1. The god Tyr, especially in an Anglo-Saxon context; Tiw.

Anagrams


Old English

Alternative forms

  • Tīƿ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (god).

Proto-Germanic cognate with Old Norse Týr, Old Frisian Tii, Old High German Ziu, Gothic 𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍅𐍃 (teiws).

Proto-Indo-European cognate with Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús), Latin deus, Hittite 𒅆𒍑 (sius), Lithuanian diẽvas, Sanskrit द्यु (dyú).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiːw/

Proper noun

Tīw m

  1. Tiw, the Anglo-Saxon name for Tyr
    Þā hlōgon ealle būtan Tīwe: hē forlēt his hand.
    Then everyone laughed except for Tyr: he lost his hand.

Noun

Tīw m

Tyr rune
  1. the runic character ᛏ (/t/)

Descendants

  • English: Tiw
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