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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)
- (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