Meðan

Old Icelandic Dictionary - meðan

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "meðan" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

meðan Old Icelandic word can mean:

meðan
(á m.), adv.
meðan
1) in the mean time, meanwhile (hann bað þá þar dveljast m.); m. at, m. er (es), as long as, while, whilst;
meðan
2) so long as = m. er (hélzt hann í vináttu við konung m. hann lifði).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚦᛅᚾ

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
m.
masculine.

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