Tólf

Old Norse Dictionary - tólf

Meaning of Old Norse word "tólf"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word tólf can mean:tólf

tólf
(qs. tvalf), [Goth. twa-lif; A. S. twelf; Engl. twelve; Germ. zwölf; Dan. tolv]:—twelve, Grág. i. 16, ii. 20, 31, 45, Rb. 368, passim.
tólf
II. as noun, both sixes on the dice; in the phrase, kasta tólfunum, of a great piece of good luck.
tólf
COMPDS: tólfeyringr, tólffeðmingr, tólffótungr, tólfgreindr, tólfmánuðr, tólfmenningr, tólfræðr, tólftigr, tólfæringr, tólfærr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛚᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Goth.
Gothic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
qs.
quasi.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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