karlmaðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• karmaðr

Etymology

From karl (“male”) +‎ maðr (“man”).

Noun

karlmaðr m (genitive karlmanns)

1. a man, male

   Antonym: kvennmaðr

2. a man of valour

Declension

Declension of karlmaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	karlmaðr	karlmaðrinn	karlmenn	karlmenninir
accusative	karlmann	karlmanninn	karlmenn	karlmennina
dative	karlmanni	karlmanninum	karlmǫnnum	karlmǫnnunum
genitive	karlmanns	karlmannsins	karlmanna	karlmannanna

Derived terms

• karlmannligr
• karlmannsbúnaðr m
• karlmannsklæði n pl

Related terms

• karlmennska f

Descendants

• Icelandic: karlmaður
• Norwegian Nynorsk: karmann

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “karlmaðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 237; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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