Töma

Old Swedish Dictionary - töma

Meaning of Old Swedish word "töma" (or tøma) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

töma (tøma)
tömma, göra tom. exinanire tiil inthe göra thöma nidhra oc mynska GU C 20 (hand 2) s. 18. loculis vacuatis. .. tha pänninga pungana ära tömda ib s. 126. ii mark för tÿ tömdhe kalk vngnen Kumla kyrkas rb 93 (1511). Jfr uttöma.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so töma may have also been written as tøma

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • thöma.
  • -de -der)

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚯᛘᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

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Works and authors cited:

GU
Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.
GU C 20
Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.
Kumla kyrkas rb
Kumla kyrkas räkenskapsbok 1421--1590. Utg. av J. L:son Samzelius. 1946.
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