mittemellan

Swedish

Alternative forms
  • mitt emellan

Etymology

Compound of mitt (“middle”) +‎ emellan (“between”). Inherited from Old Swedish mit i mällan. According to SO attested since 1420.

Adverb

mittemellan

  1. placed midway; placed in-between
  2. (games) a (hidden) object placed neither high nor low
    – Det börjar brännas.
    – Fågel, fisk eller mittemellan?
    – It's getting hot.
    –High, low or in-between?
    (literally, “Bird, fish or in-between?”)
    Coordinate terms: fisk, fågel

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