mjór

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• mjár, mær

Etymology

From Old Norse mjór (also mjár, mær).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mjouːr/

  Rhymes: -ouːr

Adjective

mjór (comparative mjórri, superlative mjóstur)

1. thin, slender

   Synonyms: grannur, magur, (obsolete) svangur

2. narrow

   Synonym: þröngur

Declension

positive forms of mjór

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	mjór	mjó	mjótt
	accusative	mjóan, mjóvan1	mjóa, mjóva1
	dative	mjóum, mjóvum1	mjórri	mjóu, mjóvu1
	genitive	mjós	mjórrar	mjós
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	mjóir, mjóvir1	mjóar, mjóvar1	mjó
	accusative	mjóa, mjóva1
	dative	mjóum, mjóvum1
	genitive	mjórra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	mjói, mjóvi1	mjóa, mjóva1	mjóa, mjóva1
	acc/dat/gen	mjóa, mjóva1	mjóu, mjóvu1
	plural (all-case)	mjóu, mjóvu1

¹Archaic/obsolete.

comparative forms of mjór

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	mjórri	mjórri	mjórra
	plural (all-case)	mjórri

superlative forms of mjór

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	mjóstur	mjóst	mjóst
	accusative	mjóstan	mjósta
	dative	mjóstum	mjóstri	mjóstu
	genitive	mjósts	mjóstrar	mjósts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	mjóstir	mjóstar	mjóst
	accusative	mjósta
	dative	mjóstum
	genitive	mjóstra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	mjósti	mjósta	mjósta
	acc/dat/gen	mjósta	mjóstu
	plural (all-case)	mjóstu

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), “mjór”, 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
• “mjór” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
• “mjór”, 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?)

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• mjár, mær

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maiwaz (“slim, narrow”).

Adjective

mjór

1. thin, slender, slim
2. pointed
3. narrow

   Antonym: breiðr

Declension

Strong declension of mjór

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mjór	mjó	mjótt
accusative	mjóvan	mjóva	mjótt
dative	mjóvum	mjórri	mjóvu
genitive	mjós	mjórrar	mjós
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mjóvir	mjóvar	mjó
accusative	mjóva	mjóvar	mjó
dative	mjóvum	mjóvum	mjóvum
genitive	mjórra	mjórra	mjórra

Weak declension of mjór

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mjóvi	mjóva	mjóva
accusative	mjóva	mjóvu	mjóva
dative	mjóva	mjóvu	mjóva
genitive	mjóva	mjóvu	mjóva
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mjóvu	mjóvu	mjóvu
accusative	mjóvu	mjóvu	mjóvu
dative	mjóvum	mjóvum	mjóvum
genitive	mjóvu	mjóvu	mjóvu

Declension of comparative of mjór

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mjóvari	mjóvari	mjóvara
accusative	mjóvara	mjóvari	mjóvara
dative	mjóvara	mjóvari	mjóvara
genitive	mjóvara	mjóvari	mjóvara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mjóvari	mjóvari	mjóvari
accusative	mjóvari	mjóvari	mjóvari
dative	mjóvurum	mjóvurum	mjóvurum
genitive	mjóvari	mjóvari	mjóvari

Strong declension of superlative of mjór

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mjóvastr	mjóvust	mjóvast
accusative	mjóvastan	mjóvasta	mjóvast
dative	mjóvustum	mjóvastri	mjóvustu
genitive	mjóvasts	mjóvastrar	mjóvasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mjóvastir	mjóvastar	mjóvust
accusative	mjóvasta	mjóvastar	mjóvust
dative	mjóvustum	mjóvustum	mjóvustum
genitive	mjóvastra	mjóvastra	mjóvastra

Weak declension of superlative of mjór

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mjóvasti	mjóvasta	mjóvasta
accusative	mjóvasta	mjóvustu	mjóvasta
dative	mjóvasta	mjóvustu	mjóvasta
genitive	mjóvasta	mjóvustu	mjóvasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mjóvustu	mjóvustu	mjóvustu
accusative	mjóvustu	mjóvustu	mjóvustu
dative	mjóvustum	mjóvustum	mjóvustum
genitive	mjóvustu	mjóvustu	mjóvustu

Descendants

• Icelandic: mjór, mjár, mær
• Faroese: mjáur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: mjå
• Norwegian Bokmål: mjå

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “mjór”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 300; also available at the Internet Archive
• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)