magr
See also: MAgr and mágr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *magraz, whence also Old English mæġer, Old High German magar (“thin; meager”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱros.
Adjective
magr
- thin
- meager, meagre
Declension
Strong declension of magr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | magr | mǫgr | magrt |
| accusative | magran | magra | magrt |
| dative | mǫgrum | magri | mǫgru |
| genitive | magrs | magrar | magrs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | magrir | magrar | mǫgr |
| accusative | magra | magrar | mǫgr |
| dative | mǫgrum | mǫgrum | mǫgrum |
| genitive | magra | magra | magra |
Weak declension of magr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | magri | magra | magra |
| accusative | magra | mǫgru | magra |
| dative | magra | mǫgru | magra |
| genitive | magra | mǫgru | magra |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mǫgru | mǫgru | mǫgru |
| accusative | mǫgru | mǫgru | mǫgru |
| dative | mǫgrum | mǫgrum | mǫgrum |
| genitive | mǫgru | mǫgru | mǫgru |
Declension of comparative of magr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | magrari | magrara | magrara |
| accusative | magrara | magrari | magrara |
| dative | magrara | magrari | magrara |
| genitive | magrara | magrari | magrara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | magrari | magrari | magrari |
| accusative | magrari | magrari | magrari |
| dative | mǫgrurum | mǫgrurum | mǫgrurum |
| genitive | magrari | magrari | magrari |
Strong declension of superlative of magr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | magrastr | mǫgrust | magrast |
| accusative | magrastan | magrasta | magrast |
| dative | mǫgrustum | magrastri | mǫgrustu |
| genitive | magrasts | magrastrar | magrasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | magrastir | magrastar | mǫgrust |
| accusative | magrasta | magrastar | mǫgrust |
| dative | mǫgrustum | mǫgrustum | mǫgrustum |
| genitive | magrastra | magrastra | magrastra |
Weak declension of superlative of magr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | magrasti | magrasta | magrasta |
| accusative | magrasta | mǫgrustu | magrasta |
| dative | magrasta | mǫgrustu | magrasta |
| genitive | magrasta | mǫgrustu | magrasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mǫgrustu | mǫgrustu | mǫgrustu |
| accusative | mǫgrustu | mǫgrustu | mǫgrustu |
| dative | mǫgrustum | mǫgrustum | mǫgrustum |
| genitive | mǫgrustu | mǫgrustu | mǫgrustu |
Descendants
- Danish: mager
- Faroese: magur
- Icelandic: magur
- Norwegian: mager (Bokmål), mager (Nynorsk)
- Swedish: mager
References
- magr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press