Gumme

Old Danish Dictionary - gumme

Meaning of Old Danish word "Gumme", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Gumme can mean:

  • no. en tandløs mand el. kone. Moth. Smlgn. isl gumi; æ. sv. zumme (se Bydqvist. II. 184) ouv. sv. gumma. Det kan mulig være tvivlsomt, om Moth har kendt ords virkelig brug, i hvert fald tyder husforklaring på en fejlagtig udledning af. Jydske summe = tandkød.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚢᛘᛘᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

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Abbreviations used:

n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
sv.
svensk.
t.
tysk.
æ.
ældre.

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