See also: matr-

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *matiz. Cognate with Old English mete (whence meat), Old High German maz.

Noun edit

matr m

  1. food

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: matur
  • Faroese: matur
  • Norn: mader
  • Norwegian: mat
  • Old Swedish: mater
  • Danish: mad
  • Gutnish: mat

References edit

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