máttr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mahtiz, from *maganą + *-þiz, or from Proto-Indo-European *mógʰtis < *megʰ-. Compare Old Saxon maht, Old English miht, Old Frisian macht, Old High German maht, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (mahts).

Noun

máttr m (genitive máttar, plural mættir)

  1. might, strength
    Synonym: megin

Declension

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Declension of máttr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative máttr máttrinn mættir mættirnir
accusative mátt máttinn mætti mættina
dative mátt, mætti máttinum, mættinum máttum máttunum
genitive máttar máttarins mátta máttanna
  • máttigr, máttugr

Descendants

  • Faroese: máttur
  • Icelandic: máttur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mått
  • → Scots: maucht (merged with Middle English maught from Old English meaht)
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