mǫsurr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *masuraz.

Noun

mǫsurr m (genitive mǫsurs, plural mǫsrar)

1. maple

   Synonyms: hlynr, mǫpurr

2. knobby and or veiny wood (such as maple or walnut)

Declension

  Declension of mǫsurr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mǫsurr	mǫsurrinn	mǫsrar	mǫsrarnir
accusative	mǫsur	mǫsurinn	mǫsra	mǫsrana
dative	mǫsri	mǫsrinum	mǫsrum	mǫsrunum
genitive	mǫsurs	mǫsursins	mǫsra	mǫsranna

Descendants

• Icelandic: mösurr
• Old Swedish: masur (attested as a nickname)
  • Swedish: masur
• Danish: masur, maser

References

• “mǫsurr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press