Function Words
Below are rules about the number of n’s in function words, which do not decline nor conjugate. Various function words which indicate movement end on –an and never –ann.
Examples:
- Hvaðan, austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, innan, utan, ofan, neðan, framan, aftan, handan, undan, héðan, þaðan, meðan, áðan, saman, síðan, jafnan, jafnharðan, sjaldan.
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