Nyrðri

Old Norse Dictionary - nyrðri

Meaning of Old Norse word "nyrðri" in English.

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

nyrðri: compar., the older form is nørðri or neyrðri (ey = ø), or even nerðri, also norðari and norðastr, q. v.; [norðr]:—more northerly, and superl. nyrðstr (nørztr, nerztr), most northerly; nær nyrðra hluta, Þórð. 7, Landn. 252; hinn nørðra arminn, Fms. xi. 131; í ena nørztu þinghá, Hkr. i. 147; nerztr, Fms. viii. 183, passim: of places, í Reykjadal inum nørðra, Landn.; til ins neyrðra vígis, Ísl. ii. 347; á Víðivöllum inum neyrðrum, Hrafn. 7; at enni nerðri Glerá, Landn.; at enum nerðra kastala, Fms. viii. 427.

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

Abbreviations used:

compar.: comparative.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

superl.: superlative.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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