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Old Norse
Etymology
From norðr + maðr. Compare Old English Norþmann, English Northman.
The change *-nnz > -ðr in the nominative singular is regular.
Pronunciation
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈnõrðˌmɑ̃ðr/
Noun
norðmaðr m (genitive norðmanns, plural norðmenn)
- man from the North; Norseman
- Haralds saga Sigurðssonar, Heimskringla: 192, chap. 94
Þá mælti Styrkárr: »viltu selja kǫsunginn, bóndi?« »Eigi þérna, segir hann; þú munt vera Norðmaðr, kenni ek mál þitt.«- Styrkárr asked: “Will you give me your mantle, farmer?” He replied: “Not you, mate. You’re a Norseman – I recognize your speech.”
- Runestone U 258
ᚬᚾ×ᛏᚱᛅᛒᚢ×ᚾᚢᚱᛘᛁᚾᚱ×ᚬᚴᚾᛁᚱᛁ×ᛅᛋᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾᛅᛦ- on × trabu × nurminr × o kniri × asbiarnaʀ
Hann drapu norrmænnr a knærri Asbiarnaʀ. - Norwegians killed him on Ásbjǫrn's cargo-ship.
Declension
Declension of norðmaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)
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