Næst
Old Icelandic Dictionary - næstMeaning of Old Icelandic word "næst" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
næst Old Icelandic word can mean:
- næst
- adv. superl.
- næst
- 1) nearest, next;
- næst
- ~ Skotlandi, nearest to Scotland;
- næst
- því ~, þessu ~, þar ~, next to that, thereafter, thereupon;
- næst
- 2) last (er nú úhœgra en ~ þá er ek beidda);
- næst
- 3) nearest the truth (vil ek, at þér reynit, hverir munu ~ sét hafa).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᛋᛏ
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- superl.
- superlative.
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