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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Norse *-ᛟᚦᚢᛉ (*-oþuʀ), from Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz. Cognate to Old Norse -naðr.[1]
Suffix
-aðr
- suffix used to create adjectives meaning “having, possessing”
- hjalmr (“helmet”) + -aðr → hjalmaðr (“helmed; having a helmet”)
Declension
Strong declension of -aðr
Derived terms
References
- ^ Ragnvald Iversen, Norrøn grammatikk, sjette rev. utgave 1961; page 208/209