mǫsurr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *masuraz.

Noun

mǫsurr m (genitive mǫsurs, plural mǫsrar)

  1. maple
    Synonyms: hlynr, mǫpurr
  2. knobby and or veiny wood (such as maple or walnut)

Declension
  Declension of mǫsurr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mǫsurr mǫsurrinn mǫsrar mǫsrarnir
accusative mǫsur mǫsurinn mǫsra mǫsrana
dative mǫsri mǫsrinum mǫsrum mǫsrunum
genitive mǫsurs mǫsursins mǫsra mǫsranna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: mösurr
  • Old Swedish: masur (attested as a nickname)
    • Swedish: masur
  • Danish: masret
  • Westrobothnian: muso, musor- (irregular forms for expected *möso-)

References
  • mǫsurr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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