Næst

Old Norse Dictionary - næst

Meaning of Old Norse word "næst" in English.

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

næst Old Norse word can mean:

næst: 1. superl.; næst bæ Arinbjarnar, Eg. 515; næst Skotlandi, 267; næst skapi, nearest to one’s mind; þar næst Gunnarr, Nj. 240, and temp., Grág. i. 242;—temp. next, last, næst er ek beidda, Sd. 187; næst nýs, next before, just before, Hkv. 2. 7: er næst ræddum vit um, Sks. 239; því næst, þessu næst, next in turn, Fms. i. 118, vi. 144, Ísl. ii. 209; vil ek at þit reynit hverir munn næst séð hafa, who have seen closest, i. e. truest, Fms. xi. 284.

næst: 2. adv. next; í næst, Edda 103.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

superl.: superlative.

temp.: temporal.

v.: vide.

adv.: adverb.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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