tofte

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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