undan

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʊndan]

Preposition

undan

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

1. from under, from beneath [+dative]

Adverb

undan

1. away

Synonyms

• (away): í burtu

Derived terms

• líta undan
• losa undan
• koma sér undan

Anagrams

• daunn

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

1. from under, from beneath [+dative]
2. away from [+dative]
3. ahead of, before [+dative]

Adverb

undan (not comparable)

1. away

Descendants

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

References

• “undan”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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

Synonyms

• bort

Derived terms

• komma undan
• skymundan

Further reading

• undan in Svensk ordbok.
• undan in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

Anagrams

• Anund, unnad