thombe

Middle English

Alternative forms

thoume, thoumbe, þoume, thome, thom, þombe, thowmbe, þumbe, þoombe, þhomme, thumb

Etymology

From Old English þūma, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθuːmb(ə)/, /ˈθumb(ə)/, /ˈθuːm(ə)/

Noun

thombe (plural þombes)

thumb (opposable digit)
A thumb-length as a unit of length.
(rare) The largest toe; the big toe.

Descendants

English: thumb
Scots: thoum
Yola: thoome, thoume

References

“thǒume (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-16.

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