syðri

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

syðri (comparative syðri, superlative synstr)

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

Inflection

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

    Declension of syðri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative syðri syðri syðra
accusative syðra syðri syðra
dative syðra syðri syðra
genitive syðra syðri syðra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative syðri syðri syðri
accusative syðri syðri syðri
dative syðrum syðrum syðrum
genitive syðri syðri syðri
    Strong declension of superlative of syðri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative synstr synst synst
accusative synstan synsta synst
dative synstum synstri synstu
genitive synsts synstrar synsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative synstir synstar synst
accusative synsta synstar synst
dative synstum synstum synstum
genitive synstra synstra synstra
    Weak declension of superlative of syðri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative synsti synsta synsta
accusative synsta synstu synsta
dative synsta synstu synsta
genitive synsta synstu synsta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative synstu synstu synstu
accusative synstu synstu synstu
dative synstum synstum synstum
genitive synstu synstu synstu

Coordinate terms

Related terms

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

Descendants

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

References

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