matr

See also: matr-

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

matr m

food

Declension

Declension of matr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	matr	matrinn	matir	matirnir
accusative	mat	matinn	mati	matina
dative	mat	matinum	mǫtum	mǫtunum
genitive	matar	matarins	mata	matanna

Descendants

Danish: mad
Faroese: matur
Icelandic: matur
Norwegian: mat
Swedish: mat

References

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

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