Noun: norðmaðr
Gender: m
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | norðmaðr |
| Sg. Def. | norðmaðrinn |
| Pl. Indef. | norðmenn |
| Pl. Def. | norðmennirnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | norðmanns |
| Sg. Def. | norðmannsins |
| Pl. Indef. | norðmanna |
| Pl. Def. | norðmannanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | norðmanni |
| Sg. Def. | norðmanninum |
| Pl. Indef. | norðmǫnnum |
| Pl. Def. | norðmǫnnunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | norðmann |
| Sg. Def. | norðmanninn |
| Pl. Indef. | norðmenn |
| Pl. Def. | norðmennirna |
Sample Sentences
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Haralds saga Sigurðssonar, Heimskringla: 192, chap. 94
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Þá mælti Styrkárr: »viltu selja kǫsunginn, bóndi?« »Eigi þérna, segir hann; þú munt vera Norðmaðr, kenni ek mál þitt.«
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Styrkárr asked: “Will you give me your mantle, farmer?” He replied: “Not you, mate. You’re a Norseman – I recognize your speech.”
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Runestone U 258
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ᚬᚾ×ᛏᚱᛅᛒᚢ×ᚾᚢᚱᛘᛁᚾᚱ×ᚬᚴᚾᛁᚱᛁ×ᛅᛋᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾᛅᛦ
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on × trabu × nurminr × o kniri × asbiarnaʀ
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Hann drapu norrmænnr a knærri Asbiarnaʀ.
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Norwegians killed him on Ásbjǫrn's cargo-ship.
Etymology
1. From norðr + maðr. Compare Old English Norþmann, English Northman.
2. The change *-nnz > -ðr in the nominative singular is regular. See: Old English Nouns '
Norþmann', English Nouns '
Northman'.
Verbs referencing "norðmaðr"
Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns
nordmann, Faroese Nouns
norðmaður, Swedish Nouns
norrman, Icelandic Nouns
Norðmaður, German Nouns
Nordmann, Latin Nouns
Normannus, Swedish Nouns
nordman.
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