ibland

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈblanː(d)/

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From i (“in”) +‎ bland (“mixture”).

ibland (not comparable)

1. sometimes (on certain occasions, but not always)

   Synonym: stundom

Clipping of i bland med (“in mixture with”), from Old Swedish i bland mæþ, from Old Norse í bland með.

ibland

1. (rare) amongst

   Synonym: bland

• mitt ibland (“in the midst of”)

• ibland in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• bland, ibland in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

• blidan, blinda