eyðimǫrk

Old Norse

Etymology

Equivalent to eyða (“to destroy, to abort”) +‎ mǫrk (“a forest”). Compare auðr (“empty, deserted”).

Noun

eyðimǫrk f (genitive eyðimarkar, and eyðimerkr)

1. desert

Declension

  Declension of eyðimǫrk (strong ō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eyðimǫrk	eyðimǫrkin	eyðimarkar	eyðimarkarnar
accusative	eyðimǫrk	eyðimǫrkina	eyðimarkar	eyðimarkarnar
dative	eyðimǫrk	eyðimǫrkinni	eyðimǫrkum	eyðimǫrkunum
genitive	eyðimarkar, eyðimerkr	eyðimarkarinnar, eyðimerkrinnar	eyðimarka	eyðimarkanna

Descendants

• Danish: ødemark
• Faroese: oyðimørk
• Icelandic: eyðimörk
• Old Swedish: ø̄dhemark
  • Swedish: ödemark