Maðr

Etymology
From Proto-Norse *mannR from Proto-Germanic *mannz, whence also Old English mann, (English man), Old High German man (German Mann).

Noun
maðr m (genitive singular manns, plural menn, with article menninir)
 * 1) a man (irrespective of sex), a human being
 * 2) a degree in kinship; "vera at þriðja, fjórða, fimta mann" - "to be related in the third, fourth, fifth degree"
 * 3) a man (male)
 * Hann var ættstórr maðr ok hafði verit hertekinn fyrir vestan haf ok var kallaðr ánauðigr, áðr Auðr leysti hann.
 * He was a high-born man, and had been taken captive in the west sea, and was deemed a slave, before Auðr set him free. - Saga of Erik the Red
 * maðr er manns gaman — man is man's comfort (47. Hávamál)
 * mildir, frœknir menn bazt lifa — generous, bold men live best (lead the best lives) (48. Hávamál)
 * mikit eitt skala manni gefa — one should not give a man a single large gift (52. Hávamál)
 * með mǫnnum — among men
 * matr er mannsins megin — food is man's main (food gives a man strength)

Descendants

 * Icelandic: maðurm
 * Faroese: maður m
 * Norwegian: mann m
 * Shetland Norn: mann m (from "nornlanguage.110mb.com")
 * Danish: mand c
 * Swedish: man c

Runic Forms
(the standardized runic form is underlined)
 * maþr (Sö 229)
 * manR [as earlier form] (approximated)