Tólft

Old Norse Dictionary - tólft

Meaning of Old Norse word "tólft" in English.

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.)
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