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

• þaðan
• hvergi
• þar
• þarna

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Adverb

héðan (not comparable)

1. hence

Related terms

• hér
• heðra

Descendants

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

See also

• hvaðan
• þaðan

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “héðan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 188; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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