undan

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʊndan]

Preposition

undan [with dative]

  1. from the bottom
  2. from behind (from the hidden side)
  3. before, in front of
  4. with, in the same direction
  5. (time) before

Adverb

undan

  1. away from
    sleppa undan
    allow, leave, let, release
    flýggja undan
    flee from

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse undan.

Preposition

undan [with dative]

  1. from under, from beneath

Adverb

undan

  1. away
    Synonym: í burtu

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse undan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [²ʊndɑ], /²unːɑ/, /²unːɑn/

Adverb

undan

  1. away ((pre-1938) alternative form of unna)
    Han er langt undan.
    He is far away.

Preposition

undan

  1. away from ((pre-1938) alternative form of unna)
    Han er langt undan meg.
    He is far away from me.

Old Norse

Etymology

Akin to undir +‎ -an.

Preposition

undan [with dative]

  1. from under, from beneath
  2. away from
  3. ahead of, before

Adverb

undan (not comparable)

  1. away

Descendants

  • Icelandic: undan
  • Faroese: undan
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: unna, undan
    • Norwegian Bokmål: unna
  • Swedish: undan
  • Danish: unden

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

  1. 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)

  1. away

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