"hedenhös" meaning in Swedish

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Noun

Etymology: From Old Swedish hedhnom hø̄s, heydhin hø̄s, equivalent to heden (“heathen”) + hös, where hös is probably a case of hög. From Old Norse *frá heiðnum haugi. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk frå heidnom haugom (“in old times”), heidenhaug (“pagan tumulus”) and Danish hedenhøs. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|hedhnom hø̄s}} Old Swedish hedhnom hø̄s, {{der|sv|non|*frá heiðnum haugi}} Old Norse *frá heiðnum haugi, {{cog|nn|frå heidnom haugom||in old times}} Norwegian Nynorsk frå heidnom haugom (“in old times”), {{cog|da|hedenhøs}} Danish hedenhøs Head templates: {{head|sv|noun}} hedenhös
  1. (somewhat dated, in some expressions) heathen times Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-hedenhös-sv-noun-APc9Xe2b Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54
  2. (somewhat dated, in some expressions, figuratively) a long, long time ago, time immemorial Tags: dated, figuratively Synonyms: urminnes tider
    Sense id: en-hedenhös-sv-noun-WVFlh7f8 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 35 65
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