Næstr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - næstr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "næstr" in English.

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

næstr Old Icelandic word can mean:

næstr
a. superl.
næstr
1) next; Hrútr sat hit næsta honum, sat next him; tók Hrafn lögsögu ~ Úlfljóti, next after U.; hinn næsta vetr, the next winter;
næstr
2) next preceding (hann hafði sekr orðit it næsta sumar); næsta sinni, the last time;
næstr
3) nearest in point of right or title, best entitled to (vér erum næstir sigrinum).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᛋᛏᚱ

Abbreviations used:

superl.
superlative.

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