meðan

See also: medan, methan, Medan, and Methan

Faroese

Alternative forms

• meðani

Etymology

From Old Norse meðan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːan/
• IPA^(key): /ˈmiːjan/

Conjunction

meðan

1. while

Adverb

meðan

1. meanwhile

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse meðan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːðan/
• Rhymes: -ɛːðan

Conjunction

meðan or á meðan

1. while

Adverb

á meðan

1. meanwhile

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *medanō (“meanwhile, as long as”); compare *midi (“along with”).

Conjunction

meðan

1. meanwhile, as long as, while, whilst
   • Sigrdrífumál 4:

     Heilir æsir! Heilar ásynjur! Heil sjá in fjölnýta fold! Mál ok mannvit gefið okkr mærum tveim, ok læknishendr meðan lifum.

     Hail ye gods! Hail ye goddesses! Hail, fertile earth! Speech and wisdom grant to us famous ones, and healing hands while we live.

Descendants

• Danish: medens, mens, men
  • → Faroese: men
• Faroese: meðan
• Icelandic: meðan
• Norwegian Bokmål: mens, med
• Norwegian Nynorsk: medan, mens, med
• Old Swedish: mæþan
  • Swedish: medan, mens