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ofan

ofan
from above, down from
From Lesson 152:Vertical position and motion adverbs (upp, niður)·Icelandic

Usages of ofan

Snjórinn kemur ofan af fjallinu.
The snow comes down from the mountain.
Ég tek pakkann ofan úr hillunni.
I take the parcel down from the shelf.
Ef ísbjörninn dytti ofan í sprunguna, væri honum örugglega kalt.
If the polar bear fell down into the crevasse, he would definitely be cold.
Landeigandanum þótti girðingin ljót að ofan, en falleg að neðan.
The landowner found the fence ugly from above, but beautiful from below.
Sterkur straumur kemur einhvaðan að ofan.
A strong current comes from somewhere above.

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