Old Norse

Proper noun

Nár m (genitive Nárs)

1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

References

1. ↑ Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Vol 44 (1929), issue #4

Icelandic

Noun

nár m ‎(genitive singular nás, nominative plural náir)

1. (chiefly poetic) a dead or lifeless body, a human corpse ^syn.

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• andvana (dead, lifeless)
• fæddur andvana (stillborn)

Synonyms

• (human corpse): ^def. lík, dauðingi

Anagrams

• rán

Irish

Etymology

ná +‎ -r

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n̪ˠɑːɾˠ]

Conjunction

nár ‎(triggers lenition except of past autonomous forms)

1. that... not (used to introduce a negated subordinate clause with a past tense verb, except for some irregular verbs)

   Dúirt sé nár chuir sé an gloine ar an tábla.‎

   He said that he didn’t put the glass on the table.

   Tá súil agam nár cailleadh é.‎

   I hope he didn’t die.

Related terms

• gur (used with affirmative clauses)
• nach (used with nonpast tenses and with some irregular verbs even in the past)

Particle

nár ‎(triggers lenition except of past autonomous forms)

1. may... not (used with the present subjunctive to express a negative wish)

   Nár fhille sé!‎

   May he not return!

   Nár lige Dia!‎ ― God forbid! (literally ‘May God not permit’)

2. didn’t...? (used to introduce a negative question in the past tense, except with some irregular verbs)

   Nár chuala tú mé?‎

   Didn’t you hear me?

3. that... not (used with past tenses except of some irregular verbs)

   Dúirt sé nár oibrigh sé ansin.‎

   He said he didn’t work there.

4. which/who... not (used with past tenses except of some irregular verbs)

   an fear nár chabhraigh mé‎ ― the man who didn’t help me

Related terms

• (may... not): go (used with affirmative clauses)

Particle

nár ‎(triggers lenition, before vowels nárbh) (introduces negative past/conditional copular clauses of various kinds)

1. wasn’t/wouldn’t... be? (used to introduce a negative question)

   Nár mhaith leat cupán tae?‎

   Wouldn’t you like a cup of tea?

2. which/who wasn’t/wouldn’t be (used to introduce both direct and indirect relative clauses)

   an bhean nár mhúinteoir í‎ ― the woman who wasn’t a teacher

   an bhean nár mhaith léi bainne‎ ― the woman who didn’t like milk

3. that... it wasn’t/wouldn’t be; whether/if... it wasn’t/wouldn’t be (used to introduce a negative past/conditional copular subordinate clause, including an indirect question)

   Dúirt sí nár mhaith léi cupán tae.‎

   She said that she wouldn’t like a cup of tea

   Ní raibh a fhios agam nár mhaith léi cupán tae.‎

   I didn’t know whether she would like a cup of tea.

Related terms

Kashmiri

Noun

nár

1. an arm
2. a vital or important part of an entity or organisation

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nawiz, whence also Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐍃 ‎(naus, “corpse”).

Noun

nár m (genitive nás)

1. corpse; a dead person

Derived terms

Related terms

• ná-

Descendants

• Icelandic: nár
• Norwegian: nåe

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.