Old English · adverb
norþan
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈnor.θɑn/[ˈnorˠ.ðɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈnor · θɑn (2 syllables)
Meaning
from the north
hrēo hæġlfare · hæleþum on andan.
night-shade darkens, sends from the north a heartless hail-march to the men in wrath.
nīpeð nihtsċūa, · norþan onsendeð
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *norþanā, from Proto-Germanic *nurþanē.
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