Héðan

Old Norse Dictionary - héðan

Meaning of Old Norse word "héðan" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

héðan Old Norse word can mean:

héðan
adv., hieðan in an old vellum, 655 x. 2, which shews that the pronunciation was the same then as now, [A. S. heonan; North. E. hein and hine; cp. Germ. hin]:—hence, from this place, Gm. 28, LS. 7, Skm. 38, Hbl. 13, Am. 36, Nj. 32, Jb. 10, Grág. i. 150, Edda 8; fyrir héðan e-t, on the hither side, Symb. 30; fyrir héðan hafit, on the hither side of the sea, FaS. ii. 240.
héðan
II. temp. henceforth, FmS. vi. 279, xi. 84; héðan frá, héðan í frá (mod. héðan af), hereafter, Nj. 83, Ísl. ii. 237. héðan-kváma, u, f. departure from hence, FaS. ii. 121 (in a verse).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚦᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
North. E.
Northern English.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.
temp.
temporal.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hbl.
Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Skm.
Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
Symb.
Symbolae. (H. IV.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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