See also: talma

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse talma, from Proto-Germanic [Term?]; cognate with Dutch talmen (to delay, tarry) and Middle English talmen of the same meaning. Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *del(h₁)- (to last, be long) and thereby distantly related to langur.[1]

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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tálma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative tálmaði, supine tálmað)

  1. to hinder, to obstruct

Conjugation

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Noun

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tálma

  1. indefinite accusative singular of tálmi
  2. indefinite dative singular of tálmi
  3. indefinite genitive singular of tálmi
  4. indefinite accusative plural of tálmi
  5. indefinite genitive plural of tálmi

References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “5. *del-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 196–197