thurse

Meaning

Noun

• A giant; a gigantic spectre; an apparition.

Origin

• From Middle English þurs, thurse, thursse, thyrce, thurs, thirs, from Old English þyrs, from Proto-Germanic *þurisaz, *þursaz, *þursiz, from Proto-Indo-European *tur-, *twer-. Cognate with German Turse, Danish tosse, Norwegian tuss, tusse, tust, Icelandic þurs.