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)
GU C 20 s. 325. habenula lithin töma ib. !UDDA_TECKEN? öre for en töma til hesten HLG 2: 62 (1518).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • *töme , m. = tömber. Jfr E. Lidén, Ark. f. Nord. Fil. 41. 325 f. habena. . töma

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:

DD
Diplomatarium Dalekarlicum. Urkunder rörande landskapet Dalarne. Utg. af C. G. Kröningssvärd och J. Lidén. Del. 1--3. 1842--46.
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.
HLG 2
Handlingar rörande Helga Lekamens Gille i Stockholm. II--IV. Erogata 1509--1528. Utg. av I. Collijn. 1923.
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