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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)
- might, strength
Declension
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Declension of máttr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
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