Tumba

Old Norse Dictionary - tumba

Meaning of Old Norse word "tumba" in English.

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

tumba: að, [a for. word; Fr. tomber], to tumble, Finnb. 352, Fas. iii. 503; þeir tumba báðir ofan fyrir fönnina, Háv. 9 new Ed.; hann tumbar af hestinum, Mag. 8, Bs. ii. 225, Mar.

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

Abbreviations used:

for.: foreign.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)

Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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