thule

[Gaelic thuath]. An extreme object to the north.

← thud × thumb-cleat →

Thule
THULE(Θούλη, Ptol. 2.6.32), a celebrated island in the Northern Ocean, discovered by the navigator P...

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
Thule
Thūlē (Thȳlē), ēs, f., = Θούλη or Θύλη, an island in the extreme north of Europe; acc. to some, ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Thule
·noun The name given by ancient geographers to the northernmost part of the habitable world. Accordi...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language