Tyr
[tɪr]Meaning
From Old Norse Týr, the name of the Germanic god *Tīwaz, from Indo-European *dyew- ("god").
Background Story
Tyr is the Old Norse form of the name of the Germanic god *Tīwaz, related to Indo-European *Dyēws, and a doublet of the Old English Tiw. The name is used in Anglo-Saxon and Germanic mythology, and in Danish it comes from the same Old Norse Týr.
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