máttr

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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)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	máttr	máttrinn	mættir	mættirnir
accusative	mátt	máttinn	mætti	mættina
dative	mátt, mætti	máttinum, mættinum	máttum	máttunum
genitive	máttar	máttarins	mátta	máttanna

Synonyms

megin

Related terms

máttigr, máttugr

Descendants

Faroese: máttur
Icelandic: máttur
Norwegian Nynorsk: mått
→ Scots: maucht (merged with Middle English maught from Old English meaht)

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