karlmaðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• karmaðr

Etymology

From karl (“male”) +‎ maðr (“man”).

Noun

karlmaðr m (genitive karlmanns)

1. a man, male

   Antonym: kvennmaðr

2. a man of valour

Declension

  Declension of karlmaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	karlmaðr	karlmaðrinn	karlmenn	karlmenninir
accusative	karlmann	karlmanninn	karlmenn	karlmennina
dative	karlmanni	karlmanninum	karlmǫnnum	karlmǫnnunum
genitive	karlmanns	karlmannsins	karlmanna	karlmannanna

Derived terms

• karlmannligr
• karlmannsbúnaðr m
• karlmannsklæði n pl

Related terms

• karlmennska f

Descendants

• Icelandic: karlmaður
• Norwegian Nynorsk: karmann

References

• karlmaðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.