-aðr

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See also: adr, ADR, adr., and áðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *-ᛟᚦᚢᛉ (*-oþuʀ), from Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz. Cognate to Old Norse -naðr.[1]

Suffix

-aðr

  1. suffix used to create adjectives meaning “having, possessing”: hjalmr (helmet) + -aðrhjalmaðr (having a helmet)

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Ragnvald Iversen, Norrøn grammatikk, sjette rev. utgave 1961; page 208/209