ovan.
unaccustomed (to); not used to, inexperienced, lacking practice
Meaning & usage
unaccustomed (to); not used to, inexperienced, lacking practice
Han är en ovan förare som är ovan vid att köra nattetid.
Where this word comes from
From o- + van.
above (at some unspecified point of higher altitude)
Ovan molnen är himlen alltid blå.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Swedish ovan, from Old Norse ofan, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē. Cognate with Danish oven and German oben, as well as with the compound forms Dutch boven and English above.
above, overhead
Se bilden ovan.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Swedish ovan, from Old Norse ofan, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē. Cognate with Danish oven and German oben, as well as with the compound forms Dutch boven and English above.
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