Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᛗᚨᚱᛁᛉ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mērijaz.

Noun

*ᛗᚨᚱᛁᛉ (*mariʀ)

1. renowned, famous

Derived terms

• ᚹᚨᛃᛖᛗᚨᚱᛁᛉ (wajemariʀ, “ill-famous, slandered”, adjective)
• ᛗᚨᚱᛁᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (mariþeubaʀ, “famous thief”, male given name) (possibly)

Descendants

• Old Norse: mærr
  • Icelandic: mær (obsolete)
  • Old Swedish: mǣr