Al-máttigr

Old Norse Dictionary - al-máttigr

Meaning of Old Norse word "al-máttigr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

al-máttigr: adj. [A. S. ealmeathig; Hel. ala-; Germ. allmächtig], almighty, seems to be a Christian (eccl.) word, translated from the Latin omnipotens; but the phrase ‘hinn almáttki áss’ in the heathen oath (used of Thor) implies its use in very early timeS. The old form is contracted before -ir, -ar, -an, -um, etc., and changes g into k; almáttkan, -kir, -kum (now almáttugan, -ugir, -ugum, through all cases), v. máttigr: used of God, FmS. i. 231, Eluc. 10, SkS. 305, etc.: heathen use, Landn. 258, cp. p. 335.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚ-ᛘᛅᛏᛏᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

etc.: et cetera.

Germ.: German.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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