Tólft
Old Norse Dictionary - tólft
Meaning of Old Norse word "tólft"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tólft
- f. = tylpt, a number of twelve, duo-decade, dozen; in tólftar-kviðr, m. a verdict of a jury of twelve neighbours, Grág. i. 138, 168, 207, K. Þ. K. 168, Glúm. 365, cp. Eb. 19 new Ed.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛚᚠᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)