Innan
Old Icelandic Dictionary - innanMeaning of Old Icelandic word "innan" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
innan Old Icelandic word can mean:
- innan
- adv.
- innan
- 1) from within, from an inner part (reru þeir ~ í móti þeim); læsti hón loptinu i., she locked the door from the inside;
- innan
- 2) internally, within; gengu þeir um kirkjuna i., all around the inside of the church; rak þá síðan um haf i., all about the sea; fyrir i., prep. with acc. Inside of, within; fyrir i. stokk, in-doors;
- innan
- 3) prep. with gen. Within; i. lítils tíma, within a short time, presently; esp. in a great many adverbial compds.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚾᚾᛅᚾ
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- acc.
- accusative.
- compd
- compound, compounds.
- compds
- compound, compounds.
- esp.
- especially.
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
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