magur

See also: mágur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse magr, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛaːvʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -ɛaːvʊɹ

  Homophone: maður

Adjective

magur

1. (Sandoy, rare) thin

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse magr, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːɣʏr/

  Rhymes: -aːɣʏr

Adjective

magur (comparative magrari or megurri or (archaic/obsolete) megri, superlative magrastur or megurstur)

1. thin

   Synonyms: grannur, mjór, (obsolete) svangur

2. meager

Declension

positive forms of magur (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	magur	mögur	magurt
	accusative	magran	magra
	dative	mögrum	magurri	mögru
	genitive	magurs	magurrar	magurs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	magrir	magrar	mögur
	accusative	magra
	dative	mögrum
	genitive	magurra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	magri	magra	magra
	acc/dat/gen	magra	mögru
	plural (all-case)	mögru

comparative forms of magur (umlauted-comp)

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	magrari, megurri, megri1	magrari, megurri, megri1	magrara, megurra, megra1
	plural (all-case)	magrari, megurri, megri1

¹Archaic/obsolete.

superlative forms of magur (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	magrastur, megurstur	mögrust, megurst	magrast, megurst
	accusative	magrastan, megurstan	magrasta, megursta
	dative	mögrustum, megurstum	magrastri, megurstri	mögrustu, megurstu
	genitive	magrasts, megursts	magrastrar, megurstrar	magrasts, megursts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	magrastir, megurstir	magrastar, megurstar	mögrust, megurst
	accusative	magrasta, megursta
	dative	mögrustum, megurstum
	genitive	magrastra, megurstra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	magrasti, megursti	magrasta, megursta	magrasta, megursta
	acc/dat/gen	magrasta, megursta	mögrustu, megurstu
	plural (all-case)	mögrustu, megurstu

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “magur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “magur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
• “magur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• magùr (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse magr. Compare Faroese and Icelandic magur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɐ̞ː.ɡʊr]

Adjective

magur (neuter magurt, comparative magraré, superlative magrast)

1. (dialectal, Vossamål) alternative form of mager (“meager”)
   • 1944, Knut Bjørgaas, Or gommol ti IV: Tao Vossastrond’ne:

     È fiskjinn magùr um vaur’n, vettù da godt aur.

     If the fish is meager in the spring, then it becomes a good year.