Næst

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Næst

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 næst

1. superl.; næst bæ Arinbjarnar, Eg. 515; næst Skotlandi, 267; næst skapi, nearest to one’s mind; þar næst Gunnarr, Nj. 240, and temp., Grág. i. 242;—temp. next, last, næst er ek beidda, Sd. 187; næst nýs, next before, just before, Hkv. 2. 7: er næst ræddum vit um, Sks. 239; því næst, þessu næst, next in turn, Fms. i. 118, vi. 144, Ísl. ii. 209; vil ek at þit reynit hverir munn næst séð hafa, who have seen closest, i. e. truest, Fms. xi. 284.

2 næst

2. adv. next; í næst, Edda 103.

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛅᛋᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv
adverb.
adv.
adverb.
i. e.
id est.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
p.
page.
superl.
superlative.
temp.
temporal.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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