mærr
See also: märr
Old Norse
    
    Etymology
    
From Proto-Norse *ᛗᚨᚱᛁᛉ (māriz) (attested in ᚹᚨᛃᛖᛗᚨᚱᛁᛉ (wajemariʀ /wajēmāriz/, “ill-famous, of poor repute”)), from earlier Proto-Germanic *mērijaz (“famous”). Cognate with Old English mǣre, Old Saxon māri, Old High German māri, the second part of Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (wailamēreis, “laudable”).[1]
Declension
    
    Strong declension of mærr
    Weak declension of mærr
    Declension of comparative of mærr
    Strong declension of superlative of mærr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | 
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mærstr | mærst | mærst | 
| accusative | mærstan | mærsta | mærst | 
| dative | mærstum | mærstri | mærstu | 
| genitive | mærsts | mærstrar | mærsts | 
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | 
| nominative | mærstir | mærstar | mærst | 
| accusative | mærsta | mærstar | mærst | 
| dative | mærstum | mærstum | mærstum | 
| genitive | mærstra | mærstra | mærstra | 
    Weak declension of superlative of mærr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | 
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mærsti | mærsta | mærsta | 
| accusative | mærsta | mærstu | mærsta | 
| dative | mærsta | mærstu | mærsta | 
| genitive | mærsta | mærstu | mærsta | 
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | 
| nominative | mærstu | mærstu | mærstu | 
| accusative | mærstu | mærstu | mærstu | 
| dative | mærstum | mærstum | mærstum | 
| genitive | mærstu | mærstu | mærstu | 
References
    
- Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Märchen”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
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