Reconstruction:Old Norse/jǫrmunr

This Old Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ermunaz. Found as the given name Jǫrmunr (“Odin; an ox”). Potentially related to Irmin (“Odin or other diety”), Irminones (“Germanic tribe”), Arminius (“given name”).

Noun

*jǫrmunr m (genitive jǫrmuns)

  1. (poetic) world, earth[1]

Declension

Declension of jǫrmunr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative *jǫrmunr *jǫrmunrinn *jǫrmunar *jǫrmunarnir
accusative *jǫrmun *jǫrmuninn *jǫrmuna *jǫrmunana
dative *jǫrmuni *jǫrmuninum *jǫrmunum *jǫrmununum
genitive *jǫrmuns *jǫrmunsins *jǫrmuna *jǫrmunanna

Derived terms

  • Jǫrmungandr (“world serpent”) (cf. Miðgarðsormr)
  • Jǫrmunþrjótr (kenning of giant Hrungnir, literally “world-destroyer”) (+ þrjótr (“destroyer, defier”))
  • jǫrmungrund
  • Jǫrmunr
  • Jǫrmunrekr

References

  1. ^ Beeler, Madison S. (1961), “A New Etymology: Germanic *erma/in(a)- Reconsidered”, in Schmitt, Ludwig Erich, editor, Dichtung und Deutung: Gedächtnisschrift für Hans M. Wolff, Bern; München: Francke Verlag, →OCLC, pages 9–21
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