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

• “tofte” in Den Danske Ordbog

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