undan prep, with dat. and adv.
1.
from under, from beneath ; hann hjó u. honum fótinn, he cut his leg off; hann spratt upp u. borðinu, he sprang up from (sitting at) the table; hann spratt upp u. garðinum, from under the fence; halda skipum u. landi, to stand aivayfrom the shore;
2.
without motion ; skerit var út u. firðinum, the skerry was just off the mouth of the fjord; G. prestr u. Felli, from Fell;
3.
from, away; snúa u. e-m, to turn away from; heimta fé mitt u. Hrúti, to claim my property out of Hrut's hands;
4.
ahead of, before (ganga, fara u. e-m);
5.
as adv. (hann lætr fara u. sauðfé þat, er skjarrast var); komast u., to escape
