matr

See also: matr- and m'atr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *matiz. Cognate with Old English mete (whence meat), Old High German maz.

Noun

matr m

  1. food

Declension

Declension of matr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative matr matrinn matir matirnir
accusative mat matinn mati matina
dative mat matinum mǫtum mǫtunum
genitive matar matarins mata matanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: matur
  • Faroese: matur
  • Norn: mader
  • Norwegian: mat
  • Old Swedish: mater
  • Danish: mad
  • Gutnish: mat

Further reading

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