norðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nurþrą, whence also Old English norþ, Old High German nord.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /norðr/

Noun

norðr n

1. north

Derived terms

• norðmaðr
• norðrœnn, norðrǿnn
• Norðvegr (*Norðrvegr)
• norrœnn, norrǿnn

Descendants

• Icelandic: norður
• Faroese: norður
• Norn: nord
• Norwegian Nynorsk: nord, norder-
• Old Swedish: nor
  • Swedish: norr, nord (influenced by Dutch or Low German)
• Danish: nord
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nord
• Gutnish: nådar, nårdar

Adverb

norðr

1. north, northward