Norðan

Old Icelandic Dictionary - norðan

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "norðan" in English.

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

norðan Old Icelandic word can mean:

norðan
adv. from the north (koma, fara, ríða, sigla ~);
norðan
vindr var á ~, the wind blew from the north;
norðan
~ af Hálogalandi, from H. in the north;
norðan
~ at, on the north side of (G. ok N. stóðu ~ at dóminum);
norðan
fyrir ~ (with acc.), north of (fyrir ~ heiðina);
norðan
fyrir ~ land, in the north (of Iceland).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᚢᚱᚦᛅᚾ

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
acc.
accusative.

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