nyrðri
Old Norse
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editOriginally a comparative form of the adverb norðr. From Proto-Germanic *nurþrōzô (comparative of *nurþraz (“north”)); the umlaut could be from an alternative form, and or analogous from syðri. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en (“in”).
Adjective
editnyrðri (comparative nyrðri, superlative nyrztr)
- (comparative) more northerly
- (superlative) most northerly
- liggja þessi lǫnd nyrzt
- these lands lie northernmost
Inflection
editThis word is one of a little handful of adjectives with defective inflection, existing only in the comparative and superlative forms.
Comparative declension of nyrðri
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | nyrðri | nyrðri | nyrðra |
accusative | nyrðra | nyrðri | nyrðra |
dative | nyrðra | nyrðri | nyrðra |
genitive | nyrðra | nyrðri | nyrðra |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | nyrðri | nyrðri | nyrðri |
accusative | nyrðri | nyrðri | nyrðri |
dative | nyrðrum | nyrðrum | nyrðrum |
genitive | nyrðri | nyrðri | nyrðri |
Strong declension of superlative of nyrðri
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | nyrztr | nyrzt | nyrzt |
accusative | nyrztan | nyrzta | nyrzt |
dative | nyrztum | nyrztri | nyrztu |
genitive | nyrzts | nyrztrar | nyrzts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | nyrztir | nyrztar | nyrzt |
accusative | nyrzta | nyrztar | nyrzt |
dative | nyrztum | nyrztum | nyrztum |
genitive | nyrztra | nyrztra | nyrztra |
Weak declension of superlative of nyrðri
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | nyrzti | nyrzta | nyrzta |
accusative | nyrzta | nyrztu | nyrzta |
dative | nyrzta | nyrztu | nyrzta |
genitive | nyrzta | nyrztu | nyrzta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | nyrztu | nyrztu | nyrztu |
accusative | nyrztu | nyrztu | nyrztu |
dative | nyrztum | nyrztum | nyrztum |
genitive | nyrztu | nyrztu | nyrztu |
Coordinate terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- nyrðri, nyrztr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- “nørdre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.