athugamaðr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From athugi (attention) +‎ maðr (man, person).

Noun

athugamaðr m

  1. devout person

Declension

Declension of athugamaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative athugamaðr athugamaðrinn athugamenn athugamenninir
accusative athugamann athugamanninn athugamenn athugamennina
dative athugamanni athugamanninum athugamǫnnum athugamǫnnunum
genitive athugamanns athugamannsins athugamanna athugamannanna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “athugamaðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 23; also available at the Internet Archive