Mǿrr

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See also: morr, Morr, mǫrr, mørr, and mǿrr

Old Norse[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Mǿri (likely from dative)

Etymology[edit]

From mǿrr (“marshland”), from Proto-Germanic *mōrī-.

Proper noun[edit]

Mǿrr f

Møre (a county of Norway)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Mǿrr (strong ijō-stem, indefinite singular only)

feminine	singular
feminine	indefinite
nominative	Mǿrr
accusative	Mǿri
dative	Mǿri
genitive	Mǿrar

Descendants[edit]

Icelandic: Mæri
Faroese: Møri
Norwegian: Møre
⇒ Old Norse: Sunnmǿrr
- Icelandic: Sunnmæri
- Faroese: Sunnmøri
- Norwegian: Sunnmøre, Sunnmør
  - Danish: Søndmør
⇒ Old Norse: Norðmǿrr
- Norwegian: Nordmøre, Nordmør

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