Næst
Old Norse Dictionary - næst
Meaning of Old Norse word "næst"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word næst can mean:næst
- 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.
- næst
- 2. adv. next; í næst, Edda 103.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- superl.
- superlative.
- temp.
- temporal.
- v.
- vide.
- adv.
- adverb.
Works & Authors cited:
- 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.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)