hedan

See also: héðan

Maltese

Alternative forms

• hedana

Etymology

From Arabic هٰذَا (hāḏā). For the -n see dan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛˈdaːn/
• Rhymes: -aːn

Determiner

hedan (feminine hedin, plural hedawn)

1. (now rare, dated) emphatic form of dan (“this”)

Coordinate terms

• hedak
• dan, dak

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse héðan.

Adverb

hedan

1. (rare) hence

References

• “hedan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

• hœ̄dan — Anglian

Etymology

Proto-West Germanic *hōdijan. Cognate with Old Saxon hodian (Middle Low German höden), Dutch hoeden, Old High German huoten (German hüten).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxeː.dɑn/, [ˈheː.dɑn]

Verb

hēdan (West Saxon)

1. (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