Neðarr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Neðarr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛁᛏᛅᚱᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

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

Works & Authors

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

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