Neðan
Old Norse Dictionary - neðanMeaning of Old Norse word "neðan" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- neðan
- adv. [Engl. be-neath], from beneath, from below, Vsp. 65, Gm. 35, Vkv. 35, Nj. 247, Edda 58, Fms. vi. 149, passim: denoting motion, neðan ór eyjum, Nj. 107; neðan um sáðlandið, 82; neðan frá sjó, neðan úr dal, neðan af eyrum, neðan eptir ánni, Ó. H. 20: without motion, vökna neðan, Fms. ii. 278; skipit var meitt neðan, Sturl. iii. 68:—fyrir neðan, beneath, below, with acc., Vsp. 2, 35, Skm. 35, Alm. 3, Fms. i. 10, Ld. 148, Eg. 596, Nj. 84, 145, 214, Gísl. 23: neðan undir, underneath, Fb. ii. 357:—with gen., neðan jarðar, beneath the earth; neðan sjóar, beneath the sea.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚦᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- adv.
- adverb.
- Engl.
- English.
- gen.
- genitive.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Alm.
- Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Skm.
- Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Vkv.
- Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)
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