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)

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)

hence

Related terms

hér
heðra

Descendants

Icelandic: héðan
Faroese: hiðan, hiðani
Norwegian Nynorsk: hedan (in expressions)
Swedish: hädan

See also

References

héðan in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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