"motti" meaning in Old Norse

See motti in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *maþô. Etymology templates: {{etymon|non|:inh|gem-pro:*maþô}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "substrate", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "qfa-sub" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mat-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ḗn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mat-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "root", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*maþô", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Norse", "term" : "motti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "non" }" data-lang="non" data-title="motti">, {{inh|non|gem-pro|*maþô}} Proto-Germanic *maþô Head templates: {{head|non|noun||{{{2}}}|or|||{{{datacc}}}||{{{dative}}}||{{{3}}}|or|||{{{ap}}}|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} motti m, {{non-noun|m}} motti m Inflection templates: {{non-decl-m-an|mott}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=mottana|api=motta|asd=mottann|asi=motta|dpd=mottunum|dpi=mottum|dsd=mottanum|dsi=motta|g=masculine|gpd=mottanna|gpi=motta|gsd=mottans|gsi=motta|notes=|npd=mottarnir|npi=mottar|nsd=mottinn|nsi=motti|stem=weak an-stem|title=motti}}, {{non-decl-cell|motti|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|mottinn|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|mottar|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|mottarnir|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|motta|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|mottann|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|motta|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|mottana|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|motta|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|mottanum|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|mottum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|mottunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|motta|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|mottans|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|motta|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|mottanna|gpd}} Forms: weak [table-tags], motti [indefinite, nominative, singular], mottinn [definite, nominative, singular], mottar [indefinite, nominative, plural], mottarnir [definite, nominative, plural], motta [accusative, indefinite, singular], mottann [accusative, definite, singular], motta [accusative, indefinite, plural], mottana [accusative, definite, plural], motta [dative, indefinite, singular], mottanum [dative, definite, singular], mottum [dative, indefinite, plural], mottunum [dative, definite, plural], motta [genitive, indefinite, singular], mottans [definite, genitive, singular], motta [genitive, indefinite, plural], mottanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. moth Tags: masculine Derived forms: mottétinn
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      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mottum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mottunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "motta",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mottans",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "motta",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mottanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse entries with etymon",
        "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse masculine an-stem nouns",
        "Old Norse masculine nouns",
        "Old Norse nouns",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old Norse terms derived from substrate languages",
        "Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mat-",
        "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymon"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "moth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "moth",
          "moth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "motti"
}

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