mætr
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *mētiz (“estimable”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”).
Adjective edit
mætr
Declension edit
Strong declension of mætr
Weak declension of mætr
Declension of comparative of mætr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mætari | mætari | mætara |
| accusative | mætara | mætari | mætara |
| dative | mætara | mætari | mætara |
| genitive | mætara | mætari | mætara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mætari | mætari | mætari |
| accusative | mætari | mætari | mætari |
| dative | mæturum | mæturum | mæturum |
| genitive | mætari | mætari | mætari |
Strong declension of superlative of mætr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mætastr | mætust | mætast |
| accusative | mætastan | mætasta | mætast |
| dative | mætustum | mætastri | mætustu |
| genitive | mætasts | mætastrar | mætasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mætastir | mætastar | mætust |
| accusative | mætasta | mætastar | mætust |
| dative | mætustum | mætustum | mætustum |
| genitive | mætastra | mætastra | mætastra |
Weak declension of superlative of mætr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mætasti | mætasta | mætasta |
| accusative | mætasta | mætustu | mætasta |
| dative | mætasta | mætustu | mætasta |
| genitive | mætasta | mætustu | mætasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mætustu | mætustu | mætustu |
| accusative | mætustu | mætustu | mætustu |
| dative | mætustum | mætustum | mætustum |
| genitive | mætustu | mætustu | mætustu |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- mætr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.