maðkr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maþukaz, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *maþô.

Noun

maðkr m

  1. maggot, grub, worm

Declension

Declension of maðkr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative maðkr maðkrinn maðkar maðkarnir
accusative maðk maðkinn maðka maðkana
dative maðki maðkinum mǫðkum mǫðkunum
genitive maðks maðksins maðka maðkanna

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: maðkur
  • Faroese: maðkur
  • Norwegian:
    Norwegian Nynorsk: makk, mark
    Norwegian Bokmål: makk, mark
  • Old Swedish: maþker
  • Old Danish: mathk

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “maðkr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 284; also available at the Internet Archive
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