kvennmaðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From kvenn- +‎ maðr. Not to be confused with kvennamaðr (“a man that is fond of women”) (Compare Old English: wīfmann (“woman”)).

Noun

kvennmaðr m

  1. woman
    Antonym: karlmaðr

Declension

Declension of kvennmaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kvennmaðr kvennmaðrinn kvennmenn kvennmenninir
accusative kvennmann kvennmanninn kvennmenn kvennmennina
dative kvennmanni kvennmanninum kvennmǫnnum kvennmǫnnunum
genitive kvennmanns kvennmannsins kvennmanna kvennmannanna

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kvenmaður

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kvennmaðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 254; also available at the Internet Archive
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