mǫgr
Old Norse
editAlternative forms
edit- ᛘᛅᚴᚢᛦ (makuʀ)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Norse *ᛗᚨᚷᚢᛉ (*maguʀ, “boy, son”) (attested in the accusative and genitive singular), from Proto-Germanic *maguz (“boy”). Cognate with Old English magu, Old Saxon magu, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐍃 (magus). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mogʰus (“boy”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmǫgr m (genitive magar, plural megir)
Declension
edit Declension of mǫgr (strong u-stem)
Derived terms
editTerms derived from mǫgr
Descendants
edit- Icelandic: mögur
References
edit- mǫgr in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
- mǫgr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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