neðan

See also: nedan and neþan

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse neðan (“below, beneath”), from Proto-Germanic *niþanē (“below, beneath”).

Adverb

neðan (not comparable)

  1. (of direction) below, beneath
    Hann kom neðan frá.
    He came from below.
  2. (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.

Derived terms
  • fyrir neðan
  • fá sér neðan í því (to down one, to have a little to drink)
  • taka neðan af (to shorten)

Old Norse

Etymology

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

neðan (not comparable)

  1. below, beneath

Descendants
  • Icelandic: neðan
  • Faroese: niðan
  • Norwegian: nedan
  • Old Swedish: niþan, næþan
  • Old Danish: næthæn
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