matr

See also: matr- and m'atr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *matiz. Cognate with Old English mete (whence meat), Old High German maz.

Noun

matr m

1. food

Declension

Declension of matr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	matr	matrinn	matir	matirnir
accusative	mat	matinn	mati	matina
dative	mat	matinum	mǫtum	mǫtunum
genitive	matar	matarins	mata	matanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: matur
• Faroese: matur
• Norn: mader
• Norwegian: mat
• Old Swedish: mater
  • Swedish: mat
• Danish: mad
• Gutnish: mat

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “matr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive