norðmaðr
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Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From norðr + maðr. Compare Old English Norþmann, English Northman.
The change *-nnz > -ðr in the nominative singular is regular.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]norðmaðr m (genitive norðmanns, plural norðmenn)
- 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.
- on × trabu × nurminr × o kniri × asbiarnaʀ
- Haralds saga Sigurðssonar, Heimskringla: 192, chap. 94
Declension
[edit] Declension of norðmaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)
masculine | singular | plural | ||
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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
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- West Scandinavian:
- East Scandinavian:
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References
[edit]- http://skaldic.abdn.ac.uk/db.php?id=17084&if=runic&table=mss
- https://gammeldanskseddelsamling.dk/forside/ord?search_both=norgheman
- “nordmand” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
- https://runeberg.org/svetym/0613.html
- http://www.saob.se/artikel/?seek=norrman#U_N641_50208