English Explanatory Dictionary

bumfit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

num
  1. Fifteen in Cumbrian sheep counting.

Word forms

bumfit

Etymology

From Cumbric *pǝmtheg (compare Welsh pymtheg), eventually from Cumbric *pımp (“five”) + *deg (“ten”).

Derived words

methera-bumfit tethera-a-bumfit tyan-a-bumfit yan-a-bumfit
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