Neðarr

Old Norse Dictionary - neðarr

Meaning of Old Norse word "neðarr" in English.

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

neðarr
compar. lower, farther down, superl. neðast and neðst, nethermost, lowest down (and so in mod. usage), adv. answering to niðr, q. v.:—nökkuru neðarr, Fms. i. 215; neðarr en hón hafði ætlað, Gísl. 72; svá sem þeir máttu neðast, Fms. iv. 50; neðst ský ok vindar … neðast jörð, v. 340, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
compar.
comparative.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
q. v.
quod vide.
superl.
superlative.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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