þuma – Old English noun declension

Noun: þuma
Gender:

Nominative

Singular	þūma
Plural	þūman

Genitive

Singular	þūman
Plural	þūmena

Dative

Singular	þūman
Plural	þūmum

Accusative

Singular	þūman
Plural	þūman

Sample Sentences

Laws of King Æþelberht
54. Ġif þūma ofaslæhð, xx sċill'
Ġif ðūman næġl of weorðeþ, III sċill' ġebēte
Ġif man sċytefinger ofaslæhð, VIIII sċill' ġebēte.
Ġif man middelfinger ofaslæhð, IIII sċill' ġebēte.
Ġif man goldfinger ofaslæhð, VI sċill' ġebēte.
Ġif man þone lȳtlan finger ofaslæhð, XI sċill' ġebēte.
54. If a thumb is cut off, 20 shillings [shall be paid in compensation].
If a thumbnail is knocked off, three shillings shall be paid in compensation.
If a man cuts off an index finger, he shall pay nine shillings in compensation.
If a man cuts off an middle finger, he shall pay four shillings in compensation.
If a man cuts off a ring finger, he shall pay six shillings in compensation. (If a man cuts off the little finger, he shall pay 11 shillings in compensation.)

Nouns inflected like þuma

þuma,

Etymology

1. From Proto-West Germanic *þūmō, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô.
2. Cognate with Old Frisian thūma (West Frisian tomme), Old Saxon thūmo (Low German Dumen or Duum), Dutch duim, Old High German dūmo (German Daumen), Danish tomme, Swedish tumme; and also with Latin tumēre (“to swell”), through the Indo-European root. See: Dutch Nouns 'duim', German Nouns 'Daumen', Danish Nouns 'tomme', Swedish Nouns 'tumme', Latin Nouns 'tumēre'.