"hän" meaning in Swedish

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Adverb

Etymology: From Old Norse héðan, with influence from Middle Low German hen (“away”), both ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|non|héðan}} Old Norse héðan, {{der|sv|gml|hen|t=away}} Middle Low German hen (“away”), {{der|sv|gem-pro|*hiz|t=this}} Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this”) Head templates: {{head|sv|adverb}} hän
  1. (often somewhat solemn) away, hence (and often by implication to somewhere else) Synonyms: hädan Related terms: hänföra, hänseende, hänskjuta, hänsyn, bära hän
    Sense id: en-hän-sv-adv-NRu9CUWM Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header
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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "héðan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse héðan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "hen",
        "t": "away"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German hen (“away”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*hiz",
        "t": "this"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse héðan, with influence from Middle Low German hen (“away”), both ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He walked away/hence (also a euphemism for died)",
          "text": "Han gick hän",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Vi åkte hän till Säffle\nWe went away/hence to Säffle (redundant, somewhat poetic or jocular)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Away towards new goals!",
          "text": "Hän mot nya mål!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "away, hence (and often by implication to somewhere else)"
      ],
      "id": "en-hän-sv-adv-NRu9CUWM",
      "links": [
        [
          "away",
          "away"
        ],
        [
          "hence",
          "hence"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "often somewhat solemn",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often somewhat solemn) away, hence (and often by implication to somewhere else)"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "hänföra"
        },
        {
          "word": "hänseende"
        },
        {
          "word": "hänskjuta"
        },
        {
          "word": "hänsyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "bära hän"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hädan"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hän"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "héðan"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "hen",
        "t": "away"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German hen (“away”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*hiz",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse héðan, with influence from Middle Low German hen (“away”), both ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "hän",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "hänföra"
    },
    {
      "word": "hänseende"
    },
    {
      "word": "hänskjuta"
    },
    {
      "word": "hänsyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "bära hän"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swedish adverbs",
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish solemn terms",
        "Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German",
        "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He walked away/hence (also a euphemism for died)",
          "text": "Han gick hän",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Vi åkte hän till Säffle\nWe went away/hence to Säffle (redundant, somewhat poetic or jocular)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Away towards new goals!",
          "text": "Hän mot nya mål!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "away, hence (and often by implication to somewhere else)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "away",
          "away"
        ],
        [
          "hence",
          "hence"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "often somewhat solemn",
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        "(often somewhat solemn) away, hence (and often by implication to somewhere else)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hädan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hän"
}

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