Category:Old Norse masculine ja-stem nouns

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  1. langniðjar
  2. meginherr
  3. Hǿnir
  4. Draupnir
  5. Mjǫllnir
  6. niðr
  7. herr
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  1. herr
  2. niðr
  3. Draupnir
  4. langniðjar
  5. Mjǫllnir
  6. meginherr
  7. Hǿnir

Old Norse masculine ja-stem nouns.

These nouns are masculine, typically with the following endings:

  • in the nominative singular: -r (which assimilates to a preceding l, n or s), or -ir in proper names;
  • in the genitive singular: -s or sometimes -jar, or -is in proper names;
  • in the nominative plural: -jar, or -ir in proper names.

The stem classes are named from the perspective of Proto-Germanic and may not still be visible in Old Norse inflections. This class derives from Proto-Germanic a-stems ending in j after a light root, a vowel or a velar. As a result, the stem has i-umlaut throughout.


Pages in category "Old Norse masculine ja-stem nouns"

The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.