1að prep /adv
A. prep (dat)
1. (um hreyfingu/of motion) towards, up to
hann gekk ~ húsinu
he went up to the house
vegurinn liggur ~ bænum
the road leads up to the farm
2. (um tíma/of time) in
~ kvöldi
in the evening
~ vetri til
during the winter
~ þessu sinni
this time
~ þeim tíma liðnum
when that time had passed
~ svo búnu
thereupon, after that
~ svo komnu
with things as they are
~ lokum
finally, in the end
3. (varðandi/concerning)
ólíkir ~ skapgerð
different in temperament
hvað er ~ honum?
what is the matter with him?
~ miklu leyti
for the most part
~ því undanskildu
with that exception
4. phrases
~ baki e-m
behind sby
~ jafnaði
usually
~ sjálfsögðu
of course
hann gerði það ~ vísu en . . .
he certainly did it, but . . .
B. adv
hvað er ~?
what is the matter?
hún er alltaf ~
she keeps working, she never stops