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undan adv /prep

A. adv
1.
komast ~
get away
hjólið fór ~
the wheel fell off
hann er langt ~
he is far away
2. (with prep)
á ~
first, before
gerðu þetta á ~
do this first
á ~ matnum
before dinner
hann varð á ~
he came first
vera út~
be passed over, be left out
B. prep (dat)
1. from beneath, from under, from underneath
taktu stólinn ~ borðinu
take the chair from under the table
hundurinn skreið ~ stólnum
the dog crawled out from under the chair
hann er ~ Jökli
he is from the district around Snæfellsjökull
2. phrases
skipið lá ~ landi
the ship lay off shore
hann gekk á ~ mér
he walked ahead of me

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