Mǿrr

See also: morr, Morr, mǫrr, mørr, and mǿrr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • Mǿri — likely from dative

Etymology

From mǿrr (“marshland”), from Proto-Germanic *mōrī-.

Proper noun

Mǿrr f

  1. Møre (a county of Norway)

Declension

Declension of Mǿrr (strong ijō-stem, indefinite singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite
nominative Mǿrr
accusative Mǿri
dative Mǿri
genitive Mǿrar

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Mæri
  • Faroese: Møri
  • Norwegian: Møre
  • ⇒ Old Norse: Sunnmǿrr
    • Icelandic: Sunnmæri
    • Faroese: Sunnmøri
    • Norwegian: Sunnmøre, Sunnmør
      • Danish: Søndmør
  • ⇒ Old Norse: Norðmǿrr
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