mǫgr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *maguz (“boy”). Cognate with Old English magu, Old Saxon magu, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐍃 (magus). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *magʰus (“boy”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
mǫgr m (genitive magar, plural megir)
Declension
Declension of mǫgr (strong u-stem)
Derived terms
Terms derived from mǫgr
- Ásmegir (“the Aesir”)
- dróttmegir (“sons of men”)
- hermegir (“warriors”)
- ljóðmegir (“the people”)
Descendants
- Icelandic: mögur m
References
- mǫgr in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
- mǫgr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.