Suðr

Old Norse Dictionary - suðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "suðr" in English.

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

suðr Old Norse word can mean:

suðr: n., gen. suðrs; older form sunnr; in poets sunnr gunnar, sunnr runna, Hkr. i. (in a verse); sunnr runnu, Vellekla: [A. S. suð; Engl. south; Germ. süd; Dan. syd]:—the south; af suðri, Fb. ii. 481; í suðri, Rb. 92; til suðrs, SkS. 163; í suðr, passim; land-suðr, south-east; út-suðr, south-west.

suðr: II. as adv.; ríða suðr, Nj. 4; suðr til Hallands, Dýflinnar, Danmerkr, Jótlands, FmS. i. 26, Eg. 157, Orkn. 256; suðr um lönd, BS. i. 744; fara suðr, to pass southwards, Eg. 53: esp. of pilgrims to Rome or Palestine, Nj. 268, Gísl. 73.

suðr: 2. with motion; hann dvaldisk suðr í landi, FmS. i. 96; suðr í Sogni, Ó. H. 26; suðr frá, southwards, Nj. 118; þeir áttu suðr (in the south) Engey, 22; suðr (in the south, i. e. in southern Iceland), Þorkell máni, BS. i. 4, 31, l. 4.

suðr: II. compar. sunnar, more to the south, FmS. vi. 379, Rb. 472; sunnar meir, SkS. 213.

suðr: 2. superl. sunnarst, Rb. (1812) 18; sunnast í zodiaco, 732. 4, Rb. 478.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

adv.: adverb.

esp.: especially.

v.: vide.

i. e.: id est.

compar.: comparative.

superl.: superlative.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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