Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Máttigr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 máttigr

adj., in old poets contr. before a vowel, and changing the g into k, máttkar, máttkan, máttkir; compar. máttkari, máttkastr, mod. máttugri, máttugastr; [Ulf. mahetteigs = δυνατός; Engl. mighty; Germ. mächtig]:—mighty; máttkar meyjar, Gs. 1; sá inn máttki munr, Hm. 93; máttkan moldþinur, Vsp. 59; með máttkom Kristi, Lex. Poët.; fjögur konunga-ríki hafa máttkust verit, Ver. 35:—able, máttugr afspring at geta, Stj. 26: al-máttugr, almighty; ú-máttugr, weak; á-máttigr, q. v. (p. 43, col. 2), perhaps, however, these words are rather akin to Ulf. anamahtjan = βιάζειν, and thus to mean overbearing, and then = hideous, horrible, as an epithet of trolls and giants.

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Runic Inscription

máttigr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "máttigr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
compar.: comparative.
contr.: contracted.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
q. v.: quod vide.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.
ζ: uncertain or wrong reading.

Works & Authors

Gs.: Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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