maðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mannz, whence also Old Saxon man, Old English mann, Old High German man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna). Probably ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root *man-.

The change *-nnz > -ðr in the nominative singular is regular.

Noun

maðr m (genitive manns, plural menn)

human, man
- verse 47 of the Hávamál
  Maðr er manns gaman.
  Man is man's comfort.
- verse 48 of the Hávamál
  Mildir, frœknir menn bazt lifa.
  Generous, bold men live best.
- verse 52 of the Hávamál
  Mikit eitt skala manni gefa.
  One should not give a man a single large gift.
Með mǫnnum.
Among men.

Matr er mannsins megin.
Meat is man's main.

Usage notes

Medieval scribes sometimes abbreviated maðr to ᛘ.

Declension

Declension of maðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	maðr	maðrinn	menn	mennirnir
accusative	mann	manninn	menn	mennirna
dative	manni	manninum	mǫnnum	mǫnnunum
genitive	manns	mannsins	manna	mannanna

Descendants

Icelandic: maður
Faroese: maður
Norn: mann
Norwegian: mann
Old Swedish: maþer, mander, man
- Swedish: man
Old Danish: man
- Danish: mand
Old Gutnish: maþr
- Gutnish: man
Scanian: manð
Elfdalian: mann
Westrobothnian: mænn

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