Talk:Thurisaz (rune)

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[edit] Reference to Proto-Germanic

I think this needs expanded on more, and some brief explanation of why Thurisaz is the speculated word. Stating "it'll be Þurisaz" doesn't explain WHY. Is there a Wiki page that covers this research? I'm aware that reconstructions of proto languages are useful, but how accurate are they? I don't know. More links or info would help.Mzmadmike 04:25, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

For linking the futhark rune Thurisaz and giants, could you please take from the following text support for the argument. Looking comparatively with another Indo-European language, in this case Romanian, we find the word "uriaş" which means "giant" [1]. Interestingly, the word for giant is linked in a number of ways with hunger: in a substratum related language, Albanian ( Origin of the Albanians ) "uri" means "hunger" [2]; compare to the wikipedia entry for a Jotunn “glutton” giant, where we find the Old Norse term [Þu]“risi”; this thematic link of giants (“rephaim” in Hebrew [3]) and hunger is also found in the Book of Enoch chapter XV. ... 11. “And the spirits of the giants ... cause trouble: they take no food, ⌈but nevertheless hunger⌉ and thirst, and cause offences.” [4]”; and the giant weilding his hammer/club/ass’ jawbone to bring rain and end hunger, such as Urion Orion (mythology) chasing the rainmaking Pleiades. Gabrieli 12:22, 2 November 2007 (UTC)