norðmaðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From norðr +‎ maðr. Compare Old English Norþmann, English Northman.

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnorðmaðr/

Noun

norðmaðr m (genitive norðmanns, plural norðmenn)

  1. man from the North; Norseman
    • Haralds saga Sigurðssonar, Heimskringla: 192, chap. 94
      Þá mælti Styrkárr, “Viltu selja kösunginn, bóndi?” “Eigi þérna,” sagði hann. “Þú munnt vera Norðmaðr, kenni ég mál þitt.”
      Styrkárr asked: “Will you give me your mantle, farmer?” He replied: “Not you, mate. You’re a Norseman – I recognize your speech.”
    • Runestone U 258
      ᚬᚾ×ᛏᚱᛅᛒᚢ×ᚾᚢᚱᛘᛁᚾᚱ×ᚬᚴᚾᛁᚱᛁ×ᛅᛋᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾᛅᛦ
      on × trabu × nurminr × o kniri × asbiarnaʀ
      Hann drapu norrmænnr a knærri Asbiarnaʀ.
      Norwegians killed him on Ásbjǫrn's cargo-ship.

Declension
  Declension of norðmaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative norðmaðr norðmaðrinn norðmenn norðmennirnir
accusative norðmann norðmanninn norðmenn norðmennirna
dative norðmanni norðmanninum norðmǫnnum norðmǫnnunum
genitive norðmanns norðmannsins norðmanna norðmannanna

Antonyms
  • suðrmaðr

Descendants

References
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