-naðr
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Old Norse[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse -n- + -aðr. This is the result of a wrong segmentation: when the word stem had a final n, the speakers thought that the n was part of a -naðr suffix. For example, jafn-aðr was re-interpreted as jaf-naðr.[1]
Suffix[edit]
-naðr
- suffix used to create nouns, particularly from verbs, but also from adjectives
Declension[edit]
Declension of -naðr (strong u-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Icelandic: -naður, -nuður
- Faroese: -naður
- Norwegian: -nad
- Old Swedish: -naþer, -nadher
- Swedish: -nad
- Danish: -ne
Etymology 2[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-naðr
- past participle of -na (inchoative verb suffix)
Declension[edit]
Strong declension of -naðr
Weak declension of -naðr
References[edit]
- ^ Ragnvald Iversen, Norrøn grammatikk, sjette rev. utgave 1961; p. 209