hedan

See also: héðan

Maltese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic هٰذَا (hāḏā). For the -n see dan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈdaːn/

Determiner

hedan (feminine hedin, plural hedawn)

  1. (now rare, dated) emphatic form of dan (this)

Coordinate terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse héðan.

Adverb

hedan

  1. (rare) hence

References

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Proto-West Germanic *hōdijan. Cognate with Old Saxon hodian (Middle Low German höden), Dutch hoeden, Old High German huoten (German hüten).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxeː.dɑn/, [ˈheː.dɑn]

Verb

hēdan (West Saxon)

  1. (intransitive) to pay attention, take notice (+ genitive)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: heden