Nær

Old Icelandic Dictionary - nær

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "nær" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

nær Old Icelandic word can mean:

nær
adv. and prep. with dat.
nær
1) near, in the vicinity (of);
nær
~ eða fjarri, near or far;
nær
~ staddr, present;
nær
brautu ~, near the road;
nær
~ því sem, neara the place where (þar í nesinu, ~ því sem þingit hafði verit);
nær
þar ~, in the vicinity (sveinarnir hlaupa til skógar, er þar var ~);
nær
2) towards, of time (~ aptni, morni);
nær
3) nearly;
nær
~ átta tigir manna or ~ átta tigum manna, nearly eighty men;
nær
þar kómu menn af ~ öllum löndum, almost from all countries;
nær
~ viku munu við dveljast, we shall stay nearly a week;
nær
4) in accordance with, in conformity to (~ ætla ek þat lögum Íra);
nær
5) near the truth (máttu nú ~ gæta, hvar beina okkarra er at leita);
nær
6) compar., nearer = nærr (ver eigi ~ honum en mál nemi); fitter (væri ~ miklu, at);
nær
7) adv., when, = hve ~ (~ skal mér þat ömbuna? sagði B.);
nær
B. spurði, ~ þeir mundu aptr koma, when they would be coming back.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᚱ

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
dat.
dative.
compar.
comparative.

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