folm
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *fulmō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
folm f
- (poetic) hand, palm
- 1963, Paull Franklin Baum, Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book:
- Ne hafað hio fot ne folm ne æfre foldan hran / ne eagene ægþer twega ne muð hafað.
- It has neither foot nor hand, nor touches the ground / nor two eyes nor mouth nor speaks with men
Declension edit
Declension of folm (strong ō-stem)
Synonyms edit
Old Saxon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *fulmō.
Noun edit
folm m
- hand, palm
- slog imu tegegnes folmo crafto
- He struck him by the force of his hands (Heliand, verse 4874)
Declension edit
Declension of folm (feminine i-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | folm | folmi |
| accusative | folm | folmi |
| genitive | folmi | folmiō |
| dative | folmi | folmium |
| instrumental | — | — |