mittemellan

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

References

• mittemellan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mittemellan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)