hindri

Old Norse

Adjective

hindri (comparative hindri, superlative hinztr)

  1. (comparative degree) later
    • hindra dags
      the next day
  2. (superlative degree) last, hindmost
    • hinzta sinni
      for the last time
    • hinztr fundr
      the last meeting

Inflection

This word is one of a little handful of adjectives with defective inflection, existing only in the comparative and superlative forms.

Synonyms

  • síðarri (comparative), síðastr (superlative)

Antonyms

  • fyrri (comparative), fyrstr (superlative)

References

  • hindri in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hinztr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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