norðmaðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From norðr +‎ maðr. Compare Old English Norþmann, English Northman.

The change *-nnz > -ðr in the nominative singular is regular.

Pronunciation

(12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈnõrðˌmɑ̃ðr/

Noun

norðmaðr m (genitive norðmanns, plural norðmenn)

man from the North; Norseman
- Haralds saga Sigurðssonar, Heimskringla: 192, chap. 94
  Þá mælti Styrkárr: »viltu selja kǫsunginn, bóndi?« »Eigi þérna, segir hann; þú munt vera Norðmaðr, kenni ek mál þitt.«
  Styrkárr asked: “Will you give me your mantle, farmer?” He replied: “Not you, mate. You’re a Norseman – I recognize your speech.”
- Runestone U 258
  ᚬᚾ×ᛏᚱᛅᛒᚢ×ᚾᚢᚱᛘᛁᚾᚱ×ᚬᚴᚾᛁᚱᛁ×ᛅᛋᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾᛅᛦ
  on × trabu × nurminr × o kniri × asbiarnaʀ
  Hann drapu norrmænnr a knærri Asbiarnaʀ.
  Norwegians killed him on Ásbjǫrn's cargo-ship.

Declension

Declension of norðmaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	norðmaðr	norðmaðrinn	norðmenn	norðmennirnir
accusative	norðmann	norðmanninn	norðmenn	norðmennirna
dative	norðmanni	norðmanninum	norðmǫnnum	norðmǫnnunum
genitive	norðmanns	norðmannsins	norðmanna	norðmannanna

Antonyms

suðrmaðr

Related terms

austmaðr
vestmaðr

Descendants

West Scandinavian:
- Icelandic: norðmaður, Norðmaður
- Faroese: norðmaður
- Norwegian Nynorsk: nordmann
- → Middle Russian: мурмане m pl (murmane) (obsolete)
  - ⇒ Russian: Му́рман m inan sg (Múrman); му́рманский (múrmanskij); Му́рманск m inan sg (Múrmansk)
  - Russenorsk: burmann
East Scandinavian:
- Old Danish: norgheman
  - Danish: nordmand
    - Norwegian Bokmål: nordmann
- Old Swedish: nordhman, norman
  - Swedish: norrman

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