karlmaðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

karmaðr

Etymology

From karl (“male”) +‎ maðr (“man”).

Noun

karlmaðr m (genitive karlmanns)

a man, male
Antonym: kvennmaðr
a man of valour

Declension

Declension of karlmaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	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

karlmannligr
karlmannsbúnaðr m
karlmannsklæði n pl

Related terms

karlmennska f

Descendants

Icelandic: karlmaður
Norwegian Nynorsk: karmann

References

karlmaðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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