Sunnan

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sunnan

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sunnan

adv. from the south; suðr ok sunnan, Sturl. i. 194, Vsp. 4, 5; halda, koma, fara, ríða, sigla, róa … s., Fms. i. 27, passim.

2 sunnan

2. of direction without motion; Gizurr stóð sunnan at Rangæinga-dómi, Nj. 110; sunnan undir heiðinni, Eg. 277; fyrir sunnan, with acc. and absol., Ld. 10, Grág. ii. 141; fyrir sunnan land, in the south of the land, Ld. 6; vóru þeir fyrir s. at komnir. Eg. 99; í borg þeirri er næst var heiðinni fyrir s., on the south side of the heath, 281; leggja hann í steinvegginn í Krists-kirkju fyrir sunnan, the south wall of a church, Fms. vii. 291.

3 sunnan

COMPDS: sunnanferð, sunnanfjarðar, sunnanherr, sunnanlands, sunnanmaðr, sunnanveðr, sunnanverðr, sunnanvindr.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᚾᚾᛅᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

absol
absolute, absolutely.
absol.
absolute, absolutely.
acc.
accusative.
adv
adverb.
adv.
adverb.
ch
chapter.
gl
glossary.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)

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