Þumall

Old Norse Dictionary - þumall

Meaning of Old Norse word "þumall" in English.

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

þumall Old Norse word can mean:

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.
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.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
dat.
dative.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
S.
Saga.
Swed.
Swedish.
f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

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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