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-aðr

-aðr

See also: adr, ADR, adr., áðr, and áþr

Old Norse

Suffix

-aðr

  1. suffix used to create adjectives meaning “having, possessing”: hjalmr ‎(“helmet”) + -aðr → hjalmaðr ‎(“having a helmet”)

Derived terms

  • hjalmaðr
  • brynjaðr

References

  1. ↑ Ragnvald Iversen, Norrøn grammatikk, sjette rev. utgave 1961; page 208/209

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *-ᛟᚦᚢᛉ ‎(*-oþuz), from Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz. Cognate to Old Norse -naðr.[1]

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