*þrumą
Runic: ᚦᚱᚢᛗᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈθru.mɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
stump, trunk, block; butt, end
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. R. Meringer compares Ancient Greek τέρμα (térma) (térma, ‘end, boundary, goal’), Latin terminus (‘boundary, term’), both from Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ (‘boundary’)), which, if correct, invokes an older sense of "stone or piece (used to mark a boundary)".
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | þrumą | þrumō |
| Acc. | þrumą | þrumō |
| Gen. | þrumas, þrumis | þrumǫ̂ |
| Dat. | þrumai | þrumamaz |
| Inst. | þrumō | þrumamiz |
| Voc. | þrumą | þrumō |
Descendants
-
*þrum (Old English)
-
throm (Middle English)
- thrum (English)
-
throm (Middle English)
-
tunge-þrum (Old English)
-
throm (Middle English)
- thrum (English)
-
throm (Middle English)
- thrumi (Old Saxon)
-
drom (Middle Dutch)
- drom, dreum (Dutch)
-
drum (Middle Dutch)
- drom, dreum (Dutch)
-
trum (Old High German)
-
trum, drum, treme, trempel, trame, drame (Middle High German)
- Trumm, Trümmer, Tremel (German)
-
trum, drum, treme, trempel, trame, drame (Middle High German)
-
drum (Old High German)
-
trum, drum, treme, trempel, trame, drame (Middle High German)
- Trumm, Trümmer, Tremel (German)
-
trum, drum, treme, trempel, trame, drame (Middle High German)
-
demil (Old High German)
-
trum, drum, treme, trempel, trame, drame (Middle High German)
- Trumm, Trümmer, Tremel (German)
-
trum, drum, treme, trempel, trame, drame (Middle High German)
-
þrǫmr (Old Norse)
- tröm, trumm, tram (Norwegian)
- tröm, trumm, trom (Swedish)