Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÞUMALL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 ÞUMALL

m., dat. þumli; [A. S. þûma; O. H. G. dûmo; Engl. thumb; Dutch duim; Swed. tumma; Dan. tomme]:—the thumb, of a glove; í þumlinum.

2 ÞUMALL

COMPDS: þumal-alin or -öln, f. a thumb-ell, Grág. i. 500, N. G. L. i. 246 (see alin). þumal-fingr, m. the thumb-finger, Grág. i. 497, K. Þ. K. 10, Fb. ii. 370, Fms. xi. 367, N. G. L. i. 339. þumal-tá, f. the ‘thumb-toe,’ the great toe, Nj. 245, Stj. 310.

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Runic Inscription

ÞUMALL

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "ÞUMALL" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
num.: numeral.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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