Þumall
Old Norse Dictionary - þumallMeaning 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.)