Tofulm(me

Old Danish Dictionary - tofulm(me

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

The Old Danish word Tofulm(me can mean:

  • no. (fovbumi) tommelfinger; tac sua mekæt, sum thin thumæ ær langer. AM 187 459,8 (ovf. III. 142D28); halff twmeni næflwæ, naar tegh faller løcken tijl.PLA+ 1. nr 800 (jf not 10-11:tømel; PSO I. 290: hav tommel), jf PLA IL, 319; Schul IV. 594b1; GrinmW II. 849; — ieg haffuer min tomme alt af hans mund, HWR 124". Jf Holb M poet Skr (v Liebenb) 398-9.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).

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