Neðan-verðr

Old Norse Dictionary - neðan-verðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "neðan-verðr" in English.

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

neðan-verðr: adj. the ‘netherward,’ nether, lower, undermost, opp. to ofanverðr, Stj. 98, 517; rifnaði tjaldit ór ofanverðu í neðanvert, from top to bottom, Hom. (St.); í neðanverðum dal, Þórð. 58; bjúgr at neðanverðu, Konr. passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

m.: masculine.

opp.: opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Konr.: Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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