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Tyr

1

[ teer, tyr ]

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. the god of strife.


Tyr

2
  1. Biochemistry. tyrosine.

Tyr

/ tɪə; tjʊə /

noun

  1. Norse myth the god of war, son of Odin Anglo-Saxon counterpartTiu
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tyr1

< Old Norse Týr (plural tívar gods); Tiu
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Example Sentences

Fans were presented with an impressive amount of gameplay footage as the trailer followed Kratos and his son Atreus traversing the snowy and enemy riddled vistas in search of Tyr, the Norse god of War.

The grandmother of the Teutonic deity Tyr was a fierce giantess with nine hundred heads; his father was an enemy of the gods.

It has become proverbial to say of a man who surpasses all others in valour that he is Tyr-strong, or valiant as Tyr.

He is the most fearful monster of all, and attacks Tyr, and they kill each other.

As to the wolf, Fenris, the gods let him grow up among themselves, Tyr being the only one of them who dare give him his food.

Then Tyr stepped forward and bravely put his right hand in the monster's mouth.

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