Tólf

Old Norse Dictionary - tólf

Meaning of Old Norse word "tólf" in English.

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

tólf Old Norse word can mean:

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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