Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Originally a comparative form of the adverb suðr, sunnr. From Proto-Germanic *sunþrizô (comparative of *sunþraz (south)). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (sun).

Adjective

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syðri (comparative syðri, superlative synstr)

  1. (comparative) more southerly
  2. (superlative) most southerly
    liggja þessi lǫnd synstthese lands lie most to the south

Inflection

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This word is one of a little handful of adjectives with defective inflection, existing only in the comparative and superlative forms.

Coordinate terms

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  • sól f (sun)
  • suðrœnn (southern)
  • sunna f (sun)
  • sunnan (from the south; on the south side)
  • sunnar (more to the south, adv comp)

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: syðri
  • Faroese: syðri
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sydre, søre, syndre
  • Danish: søndre

References

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  • syðri”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “syðri” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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