Þumlungr

Old Norse Dictionary - þumlungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þumlungr" in English.

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

þumlungr Old Norse word can mean:

þumlungr
m. the thumb of a glove; hanzka-þ., Ls. 60, Edda 29.
þumlungr
2. an inch, Symb. 59, Grág. ii. 193 (Kb.); einn þ., tveir þ., freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
þ.
þáttr.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Kb.
Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
Symb.
Symbolae. (H. IV.)
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