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Faroese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse meðan.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
meðan
- while
Adverb
meðan
- meanwhile
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse meðan.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
meðan or á meðan
- while
Adverb
á meðan
- meanwhile
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *medanō (“meanwhile, as long as”); compare *midi (“along with”).
Conjunction
meðan
- meanwhile, as long as, while, whilst
- Sigrdrífumál 4:
Heilir æsir! Heilar ásynjur! Heil sjá in fjölnýta fold! Mál ok mannvit gefið okkr mærum tveim, ok læknishendr meðan lifum.- Hail ye gods! Hail ye goddesses! Hail, fertile earth! Speech and wisdom grant to us famous ones, and healing hands while we live.
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