mærr
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See also: märr
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Norse *ᛗᚨᚱᛁᛉ (māriz) (attested in ᚹᚨᛃᛖᛗᚨᚱᛁᛉ (wajemariʀ /wajēmāriz/, “ill-famous, of poor repute”)), from earlier Proto-Germanic *mērijaz (“famous”). Cognate with Old English mǣre, Old Saxon māri, Old High German māri, the second part of Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (wailamēreis, “laudable”).[1]
Adjective[edit]
mærr (comparative mærri, superlative mærstr)
Declension[edit]
Strong declension of mærr
Weak declension of mærr
Declension of comparative of mærr
Strong declension of superlative of mærr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mærstr | mærst | mærst |
| accusative | mærstan | mærsta | mærst |
| dative | mærstum | mærstri | mærstu |
| genitive | mærsts | mærstrar | mærsts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mærstir | mærstar | mærst |
| accusative | mærsta | mærstar | mærst |
| dative | mærstum | mærstum | mærstum |
| genitive | mærstra | mærstra | mærstra |
Weak declension of superlative of mærr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mærsti | mærsta | mærsta |
| accusative | mærsta | mærstu | mærsta |
| dative | mærsta | mærstu | mærsta |
| genitive | mærsta | mærstu | mærsta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mærstu | mærstu | mærstu |
| accusative | mærstu | mærstu | mærstu |
| dative | mærstum | mærstum | mærstum |
| genitive | mærstu | mærstu | mærstu |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Märchen”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN