Undan

Old Icelandic Dictionary - undan

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "undan" in English.

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

undan Old Icelandic word can mean:

undan: prep. with dat. and adv.

undan: 1) from under, from beneath;

undan: hann hjó ~ honum fótinn, he cut his leg off;

undan: hann spratt upp ~ borðinu, he sprang up from (sitting at) the table;

undan: hann spratt upp ~ garðinum, from under the fence;

undan: halda skipum ~ landi, to stand aivayfrom the shore;

undan: 2) without motion;

undan: skerit var út ~ firðinum, the skerry was just off the mouth of the fjord;

undan: G. prestr ~ Felli, from Fell;

undan: 3) from, away;

undan: snúa ~ e-m, to turn away from;

undan: heimta fé mitt ~ Hrúti, to claim my property out of Hrut’s hands;

undan: 4) ahead of, before (ganga, fara ~ e-m);

undan: 5) as adv. (hann lætr fara ~ sauðfé þat, er skjarrast var);

undan: komast ~, to escape.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᛏᛅᚾ

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

dat.: dative.

e-m: einhverjum.

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