norðarri

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• nyrðri, nørðri

Etymology

Originally a comparative form of the adverb norðr. From Proto-Germanic *nurþrōzô (comparative degree of *nurþraz (“north”)). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en (“in”).

Adjective

norðarri (comparative norðarri, superlative norðastr)

1. (comparative) more northerly
2. (superlative) most northerly

   liggja þessi lǫnd norðast

   these lands lie northernmost

Inflection

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

    Comparative declension of norðarri

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	norðarri	norðarri	norðarra
accusative	norðarra	norðarri	norðarra
dative	norðarra	norðarri	norðarra
genitive	norðarra	norðarri	norðarra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	norðarri	norðarri	norðarri
accusative	norðarri	norðarri	norðarri
dative	norðurrum	norðurrum	norðurrum
genitive	norðarri	norðarri	norðarri

    Strong declension of superlative of norðarri

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	norðastr	norðust	norðast
accusative	norðastan	norðasta	norðast
dative	norðustum	norðastri	norðustu
genitive	norðasts	norðastrar	norðasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	norðastir	norðastar	norðust
accusative	norðasta	norðastar	norðust
dative	norðustum	norðustum	norðustum
genitive	norðastra	norðastra	norðastra

    Weak declension of superlative of norðarri

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	norðasti	norðasta	norðasta
accusative	norðasta	norðustu	norðasta
dative	norðasta	norðustu	norðasta
genitive	norðasta	norðustu	norðasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	norðustu	norðustu	norðustu
accusative	norðustu	norðustu	norðustu
dative	norðustum	norðustum	norðustum
genitive	norðustu	norðustu	norðustu

Coordinate terms

• eystri, syðri, vestri

Related terms

• norðan (“from the north”, adverb)
• norðrœnn (“northern”)
• norðarr (“farther north”, adverb)

Descendants

• Norwegian Nynorsk: nordre; nørdre (comparative), nørdst (superlative)
• Norwegian Bokmål: nordre; nørdst

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “norðarri”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 315; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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• “nordre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.