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norþ

  • adjective
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Grammar
norþ, adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§106; §301; §446; §558;
In a northerly position
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  • Ðæt folc ðe tó ðære norþerran byrig hiérde,

    • Chr. 922
    • ;
    • Erl. 108, 19.
  • Hét Eádweard cyning átymbran ða norþran burg,

    • 913
    • ;
    • Erl. 100, 34.
  • On ðǽm dagum wæs ðæt norþmeste [ríce] micliende,

    • Ors. 6, 1
    • ;
    • Swt. 252, 12.
  • Sciþþie ða norþmestan

    • 1, 7
    • ;
    • Swt. 40, 6.
  • Óþ ða norþmestan næssan on eorþan,

    • Met. 9, 43.
Etymology
[
Icel. nyrðri, norðari; nyrðstr, norðastr.
]
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  • norþ, adj.