sidan

Verb

sidan

1. Alternative form of jidan

Alternative forms

• (former reform[s] only): sia

Etymology

From Old Norse síðan.

Adverb

sidan

1. since

   Huset har stått her sidan 1922.

   The house has stood here since 1922.

2. because, since

   Sidan vêret er dårleg kan me ikkje vera lenge ute.

   Since the weather is bad we can't stay out for long.

3. ago

   for mange år sidan ― many years ago

See also

• siden (Bokmål)

References

• “sidan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Noun

sidan

1. definite singular of sida

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin saeta (“bristle”); compare Irish síoda.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪdan/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsiːdan/, /ˈsɪdan/

Noun

sidan m (plural sidanau)

1. silk