Danish edit

Alternative forms edit

  • Maar (pre-1948 spelling)

Etymology edit

From Old Danish mord, marth, from Old Norse mǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.

Noun edit

mår c (singular definite måren, plural indefinite mårer)

  1. marten

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
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Alternative forms edit

  • mord (see that for dialectal pronunciations)

Etymology edit

From Old Norse mǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

mår m (definite singular måren, indefinite plural mårar, definite plural mårane)

  1. a pine marten, Martes martes
  2. a marten, a shortlegged omnivorous animal of the genus, Martes
    • 1895, Olav Ejkland, Vetteren:
      [] so lejtar me rundt i skogar og hejdar etter skrubb og gaupe og reve og mår.
      [] then we search forests and moors for wolf and lynx and fox and marten.

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Verb edit

mår

  1. present indicative of