folm
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fulmō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /folm/, [foɫm]
Noun
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
- Ne hafað hio fot ne folm ne æfre foldan hran / ne eagene ægþer twega ne muð hafað.
- 1963, Paull Franklin Baum, Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book
Declension
Declension of folm (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | folm | folma, folme |
| accusative | folme | folma, folme |
| genitive | folme | folma |
| dative | folme | folmum |
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fulmō.
Noun
folm f
Declension
Declension of folm (feminine i-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | folm | folmi |
| accusative | folm | folmi |
| genitive | folmi | folmiō |
| dative | folmi | folmium |
| instrumental | — | — |
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