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N (m)

human, man, person; degree

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/maðr#Old_Norse

Attested in Viking Language 1.3, Viking Language 2.2, Viking Language 3.7, Viking Language 4.13, Viking Language 5.17, Viking Language 6.2 (mannblót), Viking Language 7.12, Viking Language 8.12, Viking Language 9.1, Viking Language 10.2, Viking Language 12.1, Viking Language 12.9, Viking Language 13.13

originates from: PGmc *mann- "human"

Inflected forms

menn "man.nom.pl" (on-nom-pl) in Viking Language 6.13, Viking Language 7.11, Viking Language 9.1, Viking Language 10.2, Viking Language 10.13, Viking Language 11.11, Viking Language 13.1, Gylfaginning ch 16 (VL 14.3)

mann "man.acc" (on-acc) in Viking Language 10.2, Viking Language 13.1

manni "man.dat" (on-dat) in Viking Language 13.13

manns "man.gen" (on-gen) in Viking Language 11.11

menn "man.acc.pl" (on-acc-pl) in Viking Language 10.13

mönnum "man.dat.pl" (on-dat-pl) in Viking Language 8.2, Viking Language 13.13

manna "man.gen.pl" (on-gen-pl) in Viking Language 7.11, Viking Language 12.1, Viking Language 12.9

Component of compounds

landnámsmaðr "settler"

farmaðr "go-man"

mannblót "man-sacrifice"

ríkismaðr "kingdom-man"

afreksmaðr "exceptional man"

atgervimaðr "man of accomplishments"

hófsmaðr "moderation.GEN-man"

hreystimaðr "valor-man"

undirhyggjumaðr "deceitfulness.GEN-man"

orrustumaðr "battle-man"

ákafamaðr "aggressive man"

landsmaðr "land.GEN-man"

kaupmaðr "buy-man"

Víkrmaðr "bay-man"

sauðamaðr "shepherd"

Paradigms