norþ

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *norþr (compare Old High German nord, Old Norse norðr).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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norþ

  1. north
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      [Wiht] is þrittiġes mīla lang ēast ⁊ west, ⁊ twelf mīla brād sūð ⁊ norð.
      [Wight] is thirty miles long east-to-west and twelve miles wide north-to-south.

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: north, norþ, northe, norþe, norrþ
    • English: north
    • Scots: north
    • Yola: nordh, noardth
  • Old French: nort (see there for further descendants)