norðmaðr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From norðr +‎ maðr. Compare Old English Norþmann, English Northman.

The change *-nnz > -ðr in the nominative singular is regular.

Pronunciation

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Noun

norðmaðr m (genitive norðmanns, plural norðmenn)

  1. man from the North; Norseman
    • Haralds saga Sigurðssonar, Heimskringla: 192, chap. 94
      Þá mælti Styrkárr: »viltu selja kǫsunginn, bóndi?« »Eigi þérna, segir hann; þú munt vera Norðmaðr, kenni ek mál þitt.«
      Styrkárr asked: “Will you give me your mantle, farmer?” He replied: “Not you, mate. You’re a Norseman – I recognize your speech.”
    • Runestone U 258
      ᚬᚾ×ᛏᚱᛅᛒᚢ×ᚾᚢᚱᛘᛁᚾᚱ×ᚬᚴᚾᛁᚱᛁ×ᛅᛋᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾᛅᛦ
      on × trabu × nurminr × o kniri × asbiarnaʀ
      Hann drapu norrmænnr a knærri Asbiarnaʀ.
      Norwegians killed him on Ásbjǫrn's cargo-ship.

Declension

  Declension of norðmaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative norðmaðr norðmaðrinn norðmenn norðmennirnir
accusative norðmann norðmanninn norðmenn norðmennirna
dative norðmanni norðmanninum norðmǫnnum norðmǫnnunum
genitive norðmanns norðmannsins norðmanna norðmannanna

Antonyms

Descendants

References

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