undan
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʊndan]
Preposition
undan [with dative]
- from the bottom
- from behind (from the hidden side)
- before, in front of
- with, in the same direction
- (time) before
Adverb
undan
- away from
- sleppa undan
- allow, leave, let, release
- flýggja undan
- flee from
Icelandic
Etymology
Preposition
undan [with dative]
Adverb
undan
Derived terms
- á undan
- líta undan
- losa undan
- koma sér undan
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [²ʊndɑ], /²unːɑ/, /²unːɑn/
Adverb
undan
Preposition
undan
Old Norse
Etymology
Preposition
undan [with dative]
Adverb
undan (not comparable)
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “undan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
Old Prussian
Noun
undan m
- accusative singular of unds
- 1561, Martin Luther, translated by Abel Will & Paul Megott, Stas Likuts Catechismus [The Small Catechism], →OCLC, page 61, line 17:
- Vnds ſtan perarwiſku ni ſegge / Schlāits ſtas wīrds Deiwas / kas ſēn bhe prei ſteſmu vndan aſt
- Of course, water doesn't do it, but the word of God with and by the water
Swedish
Adverb
undan (not comparable)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- undan in Svensk ordbok.