Niðri

Old Icelandic Dictionary - niðri

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "niðri" in English.

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

niðri Old Icelandic word can mean:

niðri
adv.
niðri
1) down, in a low position; undir þiljum ~, down in the hull; við sjó ~, down at the sea; down, under the surface of water (konungr fœrði hann þegar í kaf ok hélt honum ~ lengi); below the horizon (meðan lönd eru ~); þeir skoðuðu hann uppi ok ~, up and down, all over;
niðri
2) undir ~, below, down (undir ~ í dalnum); secretly (hann elskaði aðra konu undir ~).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚦᚱᛁ

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.

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