héðan

See also: hedan and héthan

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse héðan, cognate with Swedish hädan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈçɛːðan/
    Rhymes: -ɛːðan

Adverb

héðan (not comparable)

  1. from here, hence

See also

Old Norse

Etymology

From the stem of hér (“here”), heðra (“hither”) + -an (ablative adverb). Compare hvaðan, þaðan.

Adverb

héðan (not comparable)

  1. hence

Descendants

  • Icelandic: héðan
  • Faroese: hiðan, hiðani
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hedan
  • Swedish: hädan

See also

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “héðan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 188; also available at the Internet Archive
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