norþan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *norþanā, from Proto-Germanic *nurþanē.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnor.θɑn/, [ˈnorˠ.ðɑn]

Adverb

norþan

  1. from the north
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      nīpeð nihtsċūa, · norþan onsendeð
      hrēo hæġlfare · hæleþum on andan.
      night-shade darkens, sends from the north
      a heartless hail-march to the men in wrath.
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