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Þunor
2 English words descend from Old English
Þunor
, most common first.
thunder
The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
Thunor
An Old English deity identified with Thor and associated with Jupiter.