ÞUMALL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÞUMALL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

þᚢᛘᛅᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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