milli tveggja elda in Icelandic

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Etymology: From the preposition milli (“between”) + tveggja the genitive plural of tveir (“two”) + elda the genitive plural of eldur (“fire”). Literally meaning "between two fires". Head templates: {{head|is|adverb|head=milli tveggja elda}} milli tveggja elda

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  "etymology_text": "From the preposition milli (“between”) + tveggja the genitive plural of tveir (“two”) + elda the genitive plural of eldur (“fire”). Literally meaning \"between two fires\".",
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          "english": "Hungary was between the devil and the deep sea in WWII.",
          "text": "Ungverjaland var milli tveggja elda í síðari heimsstyrjöldinni.",
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          "between a rock and a hard place",
          "between a rock and a hard place"
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        {
          "word": "á milli steins og sleggju"
        }
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    }
  ],
  "word": "milli tveggja elda"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "From the preposition milli (“between”) + tveggja the genitive plural of tveir (“two”) + elda the genitive plural of eldur (“fire”). Literally meaning \"between two fires\".",
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "is",
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        "head": "milli tveggja elda"
      },
      "expansion": "milli tveggja elda",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "word": "á milli steins og sleggju"
    }
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          "text": "Ungverjaland var milli tveggja elda í síðari heimsstyrjöldinni.",
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        }
      ],
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        "between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place"
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"milli tveggja elda" meaning in Icelandic

Adverb