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.

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

References

• norðarri, norðastr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
• “nordre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.