tofte

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish thoftæ, from Old Norse þopta.

Noun

tofte c (singular definite toften, plural indefinite tofter)

  1. a thwart (seat across a boat)

Declension

Declension of tofte
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tofte toften tofter tofterne
genitive toftes toftens tofters tofternes

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From toft, a variant of tuft (“homestead; plot”). Doublet of tufte and tomte.

Noun

tofte m (definite singular toften, indefinite plural toftar, definite plural toftane)

  1. (Hedmark) the oldest man on a farm

References

  • “tofte”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
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