úmagi
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- ómagi
Etymology
From ú- (“un-”) + magi. The last part is from Proto-Germanic *maganą (“to be able to”); and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-.
Noun
úmagi m (genitive úmaga)
- a helpless one, one incapable of self-maintenance (including children, aged people, men disabled by sickness, paupers…)
Declension
Declension of úmagi (weak an-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | úmagi | úmaginn | úmagar | úmagarnir |
| accusative | úmaga | úmagann | úmaga | úmagana |
| dative | úmaga | úmaganum | úmǫgum | úmǫgunum |
| genitive | úmaga | úmagans | úmaga | úmaganna |
Derived terms
- úmagaaldr m (“minority, nonage, childhood”)
- úmagaeyrir m (“the money or property of a minor”)
- úmagaframfœrsla f (“maintenance of paupers”)
- úmagalauss (“having no "úmaga" to sustain”)
- úmagamaðr (“a person with many "úmaga" to sustain”)
Related terms
- mega
- megin
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: umage
- Westrobothnian: omaga
References
- úmagi in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.