von hinnen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔn ˈhɪnən/, /fɔn ˈhɪnn̩/
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Phrase

von hinnen

  1. (dated, literary) away from here; hence (literally, “from hence”)
    • 1794, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Reinecke Fuchs [Reynard the Fox] (Goethe's neue Schriften), page 211:
      Daß er mich segne, damit ich von hinnen mit Zuversicht scheide, / Daß mein Ausgang und Eingang gebenedeyt sey!
      That he bless me, so that I may depart from hence with confidence, / That mine outgoing and ingoing be blessed!

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