"hvaðan" meaning in Old Norse

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Adverb

Etymology: From hvar (“where”), hvat (“what”) + -an (ablative adverb). Compare þaðan, héðan. Head templates: {{head|non|adverbs|head=}} hvaðan, {{non-adv|-}} hvaðan (not comparable)
  1. whence, wherefrom, from where Tags: not-comparable Related terms: hvar (english: where), hvat (english: what), héðan (english: hence), síðan (english: since), þaðan (english: thence)
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          "expansion": "Old Swedish: hvaþan",
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        }
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    },
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          },
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    }
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        {
          "english": "hence",
          "word": "héðan"
        },
        {
          "english": "since",
          "word": "síðan"
        },
        {
          "english": "thence",
          "word": "þaðan"
        }
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      "text": "Icelandic: hvaðan"
    },
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    },
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From hvar (“where”), hvat (“what”) + -an (ablative adverb). Compare þaðan, héðan.",
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      "english": "where",
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    },
    {
      "english": "what",
      "word": "hvat"
    },
    {
      "english": "hence",
      "word": "héðan"
    },
    {
      "english": "since",
      "word": "síðan"
    },
    {
      "english": "thence",
      "word": "þaðan"
    }
  ],
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        "Old Norse terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        "whence, wherefrom, from where"
      ],
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          "whence",
          "whence"
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        [
          "wherefrom",
          "wherefrom"
        ],
        [
          "from",
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        ],
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          "where",
          "where"
        ]
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  ],
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}

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