*þūmilaz

Runic: ᚦᚢᛗᛁᛚᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈθuː.mi.lɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

thumb-covering; thumb-sheath

Etymology

From *þūmô + *-ilaz.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.þūmilazþūmilōz, þūmilōs
Acc.þūmiląþūmilanz
Gen.þūmilas, þūmilisþūmilǫ̂
Dat.þūmilaiþūmilamaz
Inst.þūmilōþūmilamiz
Voc.þūmilþūmilōz, þūmilōs

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Descendants

  • þȳmel (Old English)
    • thymbyll, themel, þymel, thymbyl, themyl, thymle, themelle (Middle English)
      • thimble (English)
      • thummle, thumble (Scots)
  • þumall (Old Norse)
    • tommel (Danish)
    • tummil (Faroese)
    • þumall (Icelandic)
  • þumall (Old Norse)
    • ? (Norwegian)
      • tommel (Norwegian Bokmål)
      • tommel (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • *þumill (Old Norse)
    • tommel (Danish)
    • tummil (Faroese)
    • þumall (Icelandic)
  • *þumill (Old Norse)
    • ? (Norwegian)
      • tommel (Norwegian Bokmål)
      • tommel (Norwegian Nynorsk)

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