-þor

• -dor

From Proto-West Germanic *-þr, from Proto-Germanic *-þrą, from Proto-Indo-European *-trom.

• IPA^(key): /θor/

-þor n

1. instrumental suffix creating neuter nouns from verbs

   rōþor ― instrument used for rowing, rudder

   hafenian (“to hold, to grasp”) → hæf → heaþor (“restraint, confinement”)

2. suffix used to denote the agent or means by which an action is performed

   lēaþor ― washing agent, soap, lather

   ġealdor ― magic charm, incantation, spell