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Faroese
Pronunciation
Preposition
undan
- from the bottom
- from behind (from the hidden side)
- before, in front of
- with, in the same direction
- (with dative, time) before
Adverb
undan
- away from
sleppa undan- allow, leave, let, release
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse undan.
Preposition
undan
- from under, from beneath
Adverb
undan
- away
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse undan.
Pronunciation
Adverb
undan
- away ((pre-1938) alternative form of unna)
Han er langt undan.- He is far away.
Preposition
undan
- 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
- from under, from beneath
- away from
- ahead of, before
Adverb
undan (not comparable)
- away
Descendants
References
- “undan”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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)
- away
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