Norðan
Old Icelandic Dictionary - norðanMeaning 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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