hedan
See also: héðan
Maltese
Alternative forms
- hedana
Etymology
From Arabic هٰذَا (hāḏā). For the -n see dan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛˈdaːn/
Determiner
hedan (feminine hedin, plural hedawn)
- (now rare, dated) emphatic form of dan (“this”)
Coordinate terms
- hedan, hedak
- dak
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse héðan.
Adverb
hedan
- (rare) hence
References
- “hedan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Alternative forms
- hœ̄dan
Etymology
Proto-West Germanic *hōdijan. Cognate with Old Saxon hodian (Middle Low German höden), Dutch hoeden, Old High German huotan (German hüten).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxeː.dɑn/, [ˈheː.dɑn]
Verb
hēdan
- (intransitive) to pay attention, take notice (+ genitive)
Conjugation
Conjugation of hēdan (weak class 1)
infinitive | hēdan | hēdenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | hēde | hēdde |
second person singular | hēdest, hētst | hēddest |
third person singular | hēdeþ, hētt, hēt | hēdde |
plural | hēdaþ | hēddon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | hēde | hēdde |
plural | hēden | hēdden |
imperative | ||
singular | hēd | |
plural | hēdaþ | |
participle | present | past |
hēdende | (ġe)hēded |
Descendants
- Middle English: heden
- English: heed
- Scots: hede