"norðr" meaning in Old Norse

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Adverb

IPA: /norðr/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *nurþrą, whence also Old English norþ, Old High German nord. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*nurþrą}} Proto-Germanic *nurþrą Head templates: {{head|non|adverbs|head=}} norðr, {{non-adv}} norðr
  1. north, northward
    Sense id: en-norðr-non-adv-oFSEHgBo Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Compass points Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Compass points: 82 18

Noun

IPA: /norðr/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *nurþrą, whence also Old English norþ, Old High German nord. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*nurþrą}} Proto-Germanic *nurþrą Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=n|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} norðr n, {{non-noun|n}} norðr n
  1. north Tags: neuter Derived forms: norðmaðr, norðrœnn, norðrǿnn, Norðvegr (alt: *Norðrvegr), norrœnn, norrǿnn
    Sense id: en-norðr-non-noun-3DZeedQc Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "is",
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          },
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      "text": "Icelandic: norður"
    },
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      "text": "Faroese: norður"
    },
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    },
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        }
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          "expansion": "Old Swedish: nor",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: nor"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: norr, nord (influenced by Dutch or Low German)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "da",
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: nord"
    },
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: nord"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-gut",
            "2": "nådar",
            "3": "nårdar"
          },
          "expansion": "Gutnish: nådar, nårdar",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gutnish: nådar, nårdar"
    }
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          "_dis": "49 51",
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "norðmaðr"
        },
        {
          "word": "norðrœnn"
        },
        {
          "word": "norðrǿnn"
        },
        {
          "alt": "*Norðrvegr",
          "word": "Norðvegr"
        },
        {
          "word": "norrœnn"
        },
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          "word": "norrǿnn"
        }
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        "north"
      ],
      "id": "en-norðr-non-noun-3DZeedQc",
      "links": [
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          "north",
          "north"
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      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/norðr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "norðr"
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        "north, northward"
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          "north",
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          "northward",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/norðr/"
    }
  ],
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    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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      "word": "norðmaðr"
    },
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      "word": "norðrœnn"
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      "alt": "*Norðrvegr",
      "word": "Norðvegr"
    },
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      "word": "norrœnn"
    },
    {
      "word": "norrǿnn"
    }
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: norður"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: norður"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nrn",
            "2": "nord"
          },
          "expansion": "Norn: nord",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norn: nord"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "nord",
            "3": "norder-"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: nord, norder-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: nord, norder-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "nor"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: nor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: nor"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
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            "3": "nord"
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          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "influenced by Dutch or Low German"
          },
          "expansion": "(influenced by Dutch or Low German)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: norr, nord (influenced by Dutch or Low German)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "nord"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: nord",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: nord"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
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          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: nord",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: nord"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-gut",
            "2": "nådar",
            "3": "nårdar"
          },
          "expansion": "Gutnish: nådar, nårdar",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gutnish: nådar, nårdar"
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/norðr/"
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  ],
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