Hädhan

Old Swedish Dictionary - hädhan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hädhan" (or hædhan) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

hädhan Old Swedish word can mean:

hädhan (hædhan): 2) härifrån, borta. " thy hans broder war nw hädhen borthe" Svartb 521 (1477).

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so hädhan may have also been written as hædhan

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:

-en )
hädhan af , 2) härifrån, från detta hållet, från det ena hållet (motsatt thädhan af). hädhan aff gik glömskan, thädhan aff dödhin (hinc negligentia illinc mors) SpV 198. " hwilkin som thaghir omskiptelika sidher, hädhan aff (hinc) älskande, thädhan aff ldidhande, ok saa samnklämer j eth" ib 464.
hädhan fran (-fraan), hädanefter, härefter. SD 6: 343 (1352).

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛅᚦᚼᛆᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Svartb: och Svartb (Skokl) Registrum Ecclesiæ Aboensis eller Åbo domkyrkas Svartbok med tillägg ur Skoklosters Codex Aboensis. Utg. genom R. Hausen 1890.