neðan
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse neðan (“below, beneath”), from Proto-Germanic *niþanē (“below, beneath”).
Adverb[edit]
neðan (not comparable)
- (of direction) below, beneath
- Hann kom neðan frá.
- He came from below.
- Hann kom neðan frá.
- (of a place) below, at the bottom
- Miðinn er fastur neðan á fernunni.
- The ticket is stuck on the bottom of the carton.
- Séð að neðan.
- Seen from below.
- Þetta virtist vera stærra séð að neðan.
- It seemed to be larger when seen from below.
- Miðinn er fastur neðan á fernunni.
Derived terms[edit]
- fyrir neðan
- fá sér neðan í því (to down one, to have a little to drink)
- taka neðan af (to shorten)
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *niþanē (“below, beneath”), from *niþer + *-anē, equivalent to niðr + -an. Cognate with Old English neoþan, Old Saxon nithana, Old High German nidana.
Adverb[edit]
neðan (not comparable)
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Categories:
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic adverbs
- Icelandic terms with usage examples
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse adverbs
- Old Norse terms suffixed with -an (ablative adverb)