Keth asked:

> My question then is what is the exact difference between
> nær and nærri. I am asking this, because if you use naive
> analogy, you get the scheme:
>
> near - nearer - nearest (E)
> nära - närmare - närmast (Sw)
> nær - nærri - næst (I)

The word "nær" is more common and has more meanings
than "nærri" but they can both mean "close" or "closer"..

Some Heimskringla examples:

"Konungr gaf ekki gaum at orðum hans ok hlýddi
þeim er hánum váru nærri."

"Fór Þóroddr nærri honum ok hélt sér undir belti
Arnljóts en förunautr Þórodds hélt honum."

"Kelda er ok þar nær hellinum"

"Trúi ek því at Þórir mun vera oss óvinr ok þykkir
mér hann ávallt betri firr mér en nær."

In the modern language the most common use of "nær"
is as a comparative of "nálægt".

"Trausti er nálægt Hauki en Sverrir er nær."

-Trausti is close to Haukur but Sverrir is (even) closer.-

Kveðja,
Haukur