Tóm

Old Icelandic Dictionary - tóm

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "tóm" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

tóm
n. leisure; Aron kvað nú eigi t. at því, A. said there was no time (leisure) for that; í tómi, at leisure; leika í tómi við, to allow oneself time, take one’s time (hann sá hvert ráð, er bezt gegndi, ef hann lék í tómi við); í góðu, œrnu tómi, at good, ample leisure; af tómi, by and by.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛘ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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