Tœma
Old Icelandic Dictionary - tœmaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "tœma" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
tœma Old Icelandic word can mean:
- tœma
- (-da, -dr), v.
- tœma
- 1) to empty;
- tœma
- 2) t. sik til e-s, to give one’s leisure (tóm) to, attend to (t. sik til at heyra guðs orð);
- tœma
- 3) refl., e-m tœmist arfr, an inheritance falls vacant to one (honum tœmdist arfr í Vatnsdal).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛘᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-s
- einhvers.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
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