Thor

[thawr] /θɔr/
noun
1.
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
2.
a medium-range U.S. Air Force ballistic missile developed in the early 1950s and powered by a single liquid-propellant rocket engine.
3.
a male given name.
Origin
before 1050; Old English Thōr < Old Norse Thōrr literally, thunder
British Dictionary definitions for Thor

Thor

/θɔː/
noun
1.
(Norse myth) the god of thunder, depicted as wielding a hammer, emblematic of the thunderbolt
Word Origin
Old English Thōr, from Old Norse thōrrthunder
Word Origin and History for Thor

Odin's eldest son, strongest of the gods though not the wisest, c.1020, from Old Norse Þorr, literally "thunder," from *þunroz, related to Old English þunor (see thunder).

Thor in Culture

Thor definition


The god of thunder in Norse mythology. He wielded a hammer.

Note: Thursday (Thor's day) is named after Thor.