Thurum and thurum in fancymud murumd

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  • durum et durum non faciunt murum: (Latin proverb) stern measures do not a [protecting] wall build
  • Urim and Thummim: sacred lots of unknown nature used for divination by the ancient Israelites → Exodus 28:30, Leviticus 8:8, Numbers 27:21, Deuteronomy 33:8, I Samuel 28:6 ("the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by the prophets"), Ezra 2:63, Nehemiah 7:65
  • Turm: (German) tower
  • Thurum → Thor → thunder - Uproor
  • marooned