karlmaðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From karl (“male”) +‎ maðr (“man”).

Noun

karlmaðr m (genitive karlmanns)

  1. a man, male
    Antonym: kvennmaðr
  2. a man of valour

Declension

Declension of karlmaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative karlmaðr karlmaðrinn karlmenn karlmenninir
accusative karlmann karlmanninn karlmenn karlmennina
dative karlmanni karlmanninum karlmǫnnum karlmǫnnunum
genitive karlmanns karlmannsins karlmanna karlmannanna

Derived terms

  • karlmennska f

Descendants

  • Icelandic: karlmaður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: karmann

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “karlmaðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 237; also available at the Internet Archive
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