/ˈmɛːðal/
OriginFrom Old Norse meðal, from Proto-Germanic *midlą (“middle”). Compare Danish middel (“means, something used to cure”), which was instead probably borrowed through Low German.
- neutera medicine, a drug
- archaic, neutermeans
“Tilgangurinn helgar meðalið.” — The end justifies the means.
- among, amongst
“Ég er meðal mikilmenna.” — I am amongst great men.
Formsmeðals(genitive, singular) · meðul(literary, nominative, plural, traditional) · meðöl(also, common, nominative, plural) · meðal(indefinite, nominative, singular) · meðalið(definite, nominative, singular) · meðul(Traditional, indefinite, literary, nominative, plural) · meðöl(also, common, indefinite, nominative, plural) · meðulin(Traditional, definite, literary, nominative, plural) · meðölin(also, common, definite, nominative, plural) · meðal(accusative, indefinite, singular) · meðalið(accusative, definite, singular) · meðul(Traditional, accusative, indefinite, literary, plural) · meðöl(accusative, also, common, indefinite, plural) · meðulin(Traditional, accusative, definite, literary, plural) · meðölin(accusative, also, common, definite, plural) · meðali(dative, indefinite, singular) · meðalinu(dative, definite, singular) · meðulum(Traditional, dative, indefinite, literary, plural) · meðölum(also, common, dative, indefinite, plural) · meðulunum(Traditional, dative, definite, literary, plural)
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