makr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *makaz.

Adjective

makr

  1. easy to deal with
  2. (only in comparative) more suitable, convenient

Declension

Strong declension of makr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative makr mǫk makt
accusative makan maka makt
dative mǫkum makri mǫku
genitive maks makrar maks
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative makir makar mǫk
accusative maka makar mǫk
dative mǫkum mǫkum mǫkum
genitive makra makra makra
Weak declension of makr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative maki maka maka
accusative maka mǫku maka
dative maka mǫku maka
genitive maka mǫku maka
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mǫku mǫku mǫku
accusative mǫku mǫku mǫku
dative mǫkum mǫkum mǫkum
genitive mǫku mǫku mǫku
Declension of comparative of makr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative makari makari makara
accusative makara makari makara
dative makara makari makara
genitive makara makari makara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative makari makari makari
accusative makari makari makari
dative mǫkurum mǫkurum mǫkurum
genitive makari makari makari
Strong declension of superlative of makr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative makastr mǫkust makast
accusative makastan makasta makast
dative mǫkustum makastri mǫkustu
genitive makasts makastrar makasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative makastir makastar mǫkust
accusative makasta makastar mǫkust
dative mǫkustum mǫkustum mǫkustum
genitive makastra makastra makastra
Weak declension of superlative of makr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative makasti makasta makasta
accusative makasta mǫkustu makasta
dative makasta mǫkustu makasta
genitive makasta mǫkustu makasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mǫkustu mǫkustu mǫkustu
accusative mǫkustu mǫkustu mǫkustu
dative mǫkustum mǫkustum mǫkustum
genitive mǫkustu mǫkustu mǫkustu

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: makur
  • Faroese: makur
  • Norwegian: mak

Further reading

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