medel

Known from Old Swedish, same as German Mittel and English middle. The stand-alone adjective is archaic, but lives on as the superlative medelst, as a prefix medel- and many related words, e.g. emellertid.

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medel n

1. a means (to an end), a tool

   ändamålen helgar medlen

   the ends justify the means

2. a substance, a stuff, a medium

   Ett farligt medel som Livsmedelsverket har satt en användningsgräns för.

   A dangerous substance for which the National Food Administration has set a usage limit.

3. money, capital, funding

   med egna medel

   with one's own money, by one's own means

   Ska du söka medel för din forskning?

   Will you apply for funding for your research?

4. a mean (an average), a centre, a middle

   i medlet av 17:e århundradet

   in the middle of the 17th century

• bemedlad
• diskmedel
• kommunikationsmedel
• läkemedel
• livsmedel
• medel-
• medelbar
• medellös
• medelvärde
• rusmedel
• sprängmedel
• stridsmedel
• tvättmedel