mǫpurr
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
Same as English maple. Perhaps from a blend of the earlier Proto-Germanic *apulaz (“apple”) (whence Old Norse mǫsurr), and *masuraz (“knob, veiny wood (such as maple)”). From the latter one comes Old Norse mǫsurr.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mǫpurr m (genitive mǫpurs, plural mǫprar)
Declension edit
Declension of mǫpurr (strong a-stem)
References edit
- “mǫpurr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press