næstur

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næstur. superlative degree of nærri

  1. nearest, closest
    Hetland er ikki okkara næsti granni.Shetland isn't our closest neighbour.
    Mánin er næsti granni okkara í rúmdini.The Moon is our nearest neighbour in space.
  2. next
    næsta fríggjadagnext Friday
    næsta fríggjakvøldnext Friday night
    næsta summarnext summer
    næsta árnext year
    í næsta mánaðinext month
    í næstu vikunext week

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From Old Norse næstur, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwistaz, superlative of *nēhwaz, from Pre-Germanic *h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (to reach).

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næstur (superlative)

  1. nearest, closest
  2. next
    Afsakið, en ég er næstur í röðinni.
    Excuse me, but I'm next in line.

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