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FOLM

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
FOLM, gen. dat. folme; acc. folm, folme; pl. nom. acc. folme, folma; f: folme, an; f.
The palm of the hand, the hand; palma, mănus
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  • Folm mec mæg bifón

    the hand may grasp me,

    • Exon. 111a
      • ;
    • Th. 425, 6
      • ;
    • Rä. 41, 52: Ps. Th. 79, 15.

  • Of sceaðan folme

    from the hand of the foe,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2268
      • ;
    • An. 1135.

  • Ne hafaþ hió fót ne folm

    it has not foot nor hand,

    • Exon. 110a
      • ;
    • Th. 420, 27
      • ;
    • Rä. 40, 10.

  • Heó genam cúþe folme

    she took the well-known hand,

    • Beo. Th. 2610
      • ;
    • B. 1303: Salm. Kmbl. 339
      • ;
    • Sal. 169: Ps. Th. 128, 5.

  • Mægþ scearpne méce of sceáðe abræd swíðran folme

    the woman [Judith] drew the sharp sword from its sheath with her right hand,

    • Judth. 10
      • ;
    • Thw. 22, 26
      • ;
    • Jud. 80: Beo. Th. 1500
      • ;
    • B. 748.

  • For ðám næglum ðe ðæs Nergendes fét þurhwódon and his folme

    for the nails which pierced the Saviour's feet and his hands,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 2130
      • ;
    • El. 1066: Exon. 108b
      • ;
    • Th. 415, 3
      • ;
    • Rä. 33, 5.

  • Hæfde unlifigendes gefeormod fét and folma

    he had devoured the feet and hands of the lifeless,

    • Beo. Th. 1494
      • ;
    • B. 745.

  • Náh geweald fóta ne folma

    he shall not have the power of feet nor of hands,

    • Exon. 107b
      • ;
    • Th. 410, 12
      • ;
    • Rä. 28, 15.

  • Me of folmum afere firenwyrcendra

    take me out of the hands of those committing sin,

    • Ps. Th. 70, 3: Beo. Th. 319
      • ;
    • B. 158.

  • Geseóþ ða feorhdolg ðe gefremedon on mínum folmum and on fótum

    see the deadly wounds which they inflicted on my palms and in my feet,

    • Exon. 29a
      • ;
    • Th. 89, 12
      • ;
    • Cri. 1456.

  • On ðone eádgan andwlitan helfúse men hondum slógun, folmum areahtum, and fýstum eác

    wicked men struck on the blessed visage with their hands, with outstretched palms, and fists also,

    • Exon. 24a
      • ;
    • Th. 69, 23
      • ;
    • Cri. 1125.

  • Ic ðé wreó and scylile folmum mínum

    I will cover and shield thee with my hands,

    • Cd. 99
      • ;
    • Th. 131, 4
      • ;
    • Gen. 2171: Exon. 28b
      • ;
    • Th. 87, 9
      • ;
    • Cri. 1422: Beo. Th. 1449
      • ;
    • B. 722: Judth. 10
      • ;
    • Thw. 23, 1
      • ;
    • Jud. 99: Andr. Kmbl. 1044
      • ;
    • An. 522: Elen. Kmbl. 2150
      • ;
    • El. 1076: Ps. Th. 68, 5.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. folmós, m. pl. the hands
:
O. H. Ger. folma, f. palma
:
Swed. famla to grope
:
Dan. famle to grope
:
Icel. fálma to grope about
:
Lat. palma, f
:
Grk. παλάμη , f. the palm of the hand.
]
Derived forms
beadu-folm, gearo-, mán-
Linked entries
v.  folme.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “FOLM.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/11154.

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