hamarr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱmoros, from *h₂éḱmō (“stone”). Compare Old English hamor (English hammer), Old Frisian hamar (West Frisian hammer), Old Saxon hamar (Low German Hamer), Old High German hamar (German Hammer).

Noun

hamarr m (genitive hamars, plural hamrar)

1. stone
2. a steep cliff, crag, a rock face
3. hammer (a tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding)
4. porbeagle (Lamna nasus)

Declension

    declension of hamarr

	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hamarr	hamarrinn	hamrar	hamrarnir
Accusative	hamar	hamarinn	hamra	hamrana
Dative	hamri	hamrinum	hǫmrum	hǫmrunum
Genitive	hamars	hamarsins	hamra	hamranna

Descendants

• Danish: hammer
• Faroese: hamar, hamari
• Icelandic: hamar
• Norwegian: hamar
• Swedish: hammare

Anagrams

• harmar