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Origin of the name THORMODR.
Etymology of the
name THORMODR.
Meaning of the baby name THORMODR.
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THORMODR, ÞORMÓÐR. Old
Norse name meaning "Thor's mood (or wrath)," from Thor/Þórr,
god of thunder, and
móðr
"courage, mood, wrath." Also see Thormod. (An
Icelandic Prose Reader, Vigfússon-Powell, 1879; History of
Christian Names, Yonge, 1884).
Torfäus, Torfæus, tor-fa'ús,
or Tor'fes-en, [Fr. Torfée, tor'fá',] (Thormodr,) an Icelandic scholar
and antiquary, born in 1740. He studied at Copenhagen, and in 1682
became royal historiographer. He was the author of a "History
of Norway," (in Latin, 4 vols., 1711,) "History of the Orkney
Islands," ("Historia Rerum Orcadensium," 1715,)
"Series Dynastarum et Regum Dania," etc., and other works on
Scandinavian history. His Latin style is remarkable for its
elegance, and his writings exhibit great learning and research.
Died in 1719. (Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and
Mythology, Thomas, 1905).
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