margur

Icelandic

From Old Norse margr, either an independent word from Proto-Germanic *margaz related to mor and merja, or derived from mangr (< Proto-Germanic *managaz) under the influence of such words.

margur (comparative fleiri, superlative flestur)

many, a lot of
Margir segja að þú sért klár.
Many say that you are smart.

Af hverju fékk hún fleiri sykurpúða í kakóið en ég?
Why does her chocolate have more marshmallows than mine?

Flest fólk langar að líða vel.
Most people want to feel good.

Var það nokkuð fleira?
Will there be anything else?
much, many things
Hann hefur margt að gera, enda hefur hann nóg á sinni könnu.
He has a lot to do, since he has his hands full.

Positive forms of *margur*
strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	margur	mörg	margt
	accusative	margan	marga	margt
	dative	mörgum	margri	mörgu
	genitive	margs	margrar	margs

	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	margir	margar	mörg
	accusative	marga	margar	mörg
	dative	mörgum
	genitive	margra

weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	—	—	marga
	acc/dat/gen	—	—	marga
	plural (all-case)	mörgu

Comparative forms of *margur*
weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	fleiri	fleiri	fleira
	plural (all-case)	fleiri

Superlative forms of *margur*
strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	flestur	flest	flest
	accusative	flestan	flesta	flest
	dative	flestum	flestri	flestu
	genitive	flests	flestrar	flests

	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	flestir	flestar	flest
	accusative	flesta	flestar	flest
	dative	flestum
	genitive	flestra

weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	flesti	flesta	flesta
	acc/dat/gen	flesta	flestu	flesta
	plural (all-case)	flestu

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)