niðr

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *niþer, whence Old English niþer, Old High German nidar.

Adverb

niðr (not comparable)

  2. down
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *niþjaz, cognate with Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niþjis).

Alternative forms

Noun

niðr m

  2. kinsman, relative
    • 9th c., Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Ynglingatal, verse 4:
      Ok Vísburs / vilja byrði
      sævar niðr / svelga knátti
      And the kinsman of the sea / was able to swallow
      the ship of will / of Vísburr
  3. ancestors; deceased men belonging to the same clan
    iðja várra niðja ― the profession of our ancestors
  4. son
Declension
  Declension of niðr (strong ja-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative niðr niðrinn niðjar niðjarnir
accusative nið niðinn niðja niðjana
dative nið niðinum niðjum niðjunum
genitive niðs niðsins niðja niðjanna
Descendants

References

  • niðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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