Syðri

Old Norse Dictionary - syðri

Meaning of Old Norse word "syðri"

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

syðri
compar., from suðr, the more southern; superl. synnstr, the southernmost (mod. also syðstr, to make it conform to the comparative, but less correct; on the other hand, the old poets also use compar. synnri); hinn syðri hlutr, Edda 4; nær enu syðra landinu, Ld. 6; þverá hinni syðri, Fms. i. 251; á Víðivöllum inum syðrum, Dropl. 7; inum syðra, Landn. 218; Reykjadal inn syðra, Nj. 27; í syðra Bretlandi, Str. 1: hit syðra, as an adverb, in the south, southwards, Landn. 62; vendi Magnúss konungr it syðra (he stood southwards) með Bretlandi ok Skotlandi, Orkn. 150; at inu synnsta fjalli, Landn. 43, v. l.; it synnsta fjall, Ísl. ii. 398; frá hinum synnsta vita, Hkr. i. 147; Vallá hina synnstu, Dipl. iii. 8; synnsta Grund, v. 3.

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

Abbreviations used:

compar.
comparative.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
superl.
superlative.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Dropl.
Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
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