*marǭ

Runic: ᛗᚨᚱᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈmɑ.rɔ̃ː/

noun · feminine · ōn-stem

Meanings

evil (female) spirit; succubus; incubus
nightmare

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mor- (‘malicious female spirit’), from *mer- (‘to die’). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian мо̏ра (‘nightmare’), Old Irish Morrígan (‘phantom queen’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	marǭ	marōniz
Acc.	marōnų	marōnunz
Gen.	marōniz	marōnǫ̂
Dat.	marōni	marōmaz
Inst.	marōnē	marōmiz
Voc.	marǭ	marōniz

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Descendants

*marā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mara (Old Dutch)
  - māre (Middle Dutch)
    - mare, maar (Dutch)
*marā (Proto-West Germanic)
- mare (Old English)
  - mare (Middle English)
    - mare (English)
    - mare, mair (Scots)
*marā (Proto-West Germanic)
- mara (Old High German)
  - mare, mar (Middle High German)
    - Mahr (German)
*marā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mara (Old Saxon)
  - māre, mar (Middle Low German)
mara (Old Norse)
- mare (Danish)
- mara (Icelandic)
- mara, mare (Norwegian)
mara (Old Norse)
- mara (Old Swedish)
  - mara (Swedish)

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