eyðimǫrk

Old Norse

Etymology

Equivalent to eyða (“to destroy, to abort”) +‎ mǫrk (“a forest”). Compare auðr (“empty, deserted”).

Noun

eyðimǫrk f (genitive eyðimarkar, and eyðimerkr)

  1. desert

Declension
  Declension of eyðimǫrk (strong ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eyðimǫrk eyðimǫrkin eyðimarkar eyðimarkarnar
accusative eyðimǫrk eyðimǫrkina eyðimarkar eyðimarkarnar
dative eyðimǫrk eyðimǫrkinni eyðimǫrkum eyðimǫrkunum
genitive eyðimarkar, eyðimerkr eyðimarkarinnar, eyðimerkrinnar eyðimarka eyðimarkanna

Descendants
  • Danish: ødemark
  • Faroese: oyðimørk
  • Icelandic: eyðimörk
  • Old Swedish: ø̄dhemark
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