heen

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Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German hāben, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną. Compare German haben, Dutch hebben, West Frisian hawwe, English have, Icelandic hafa.

Verb

heen

  1. (Issime) to have

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦeːn/
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  • Hyphenation: heen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch henen (“away from here, hence”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adverb

heen

  1. away
    Antonym: vandaan
    De baron gaf den koetsier een wenk en het rijtuig rolde heen.
    The baron gave the coachman a sign and the carriage rolled away.
  2. (postpositional) to, towards
    Waar ga ik heen?
    Where am I going?
  3. (slang) gone, outside the boundaries of the norms
    Hij was echt ver heen toen.
    He was already too far gone. (could imply being drunk or having lost his mind)
Inflection
Pronominal adverbs of heen
preposition —
postpositional adv. heen
+ het (it) erheen
+ dit (this) hierheen
+ dat (that) daarheen
+ wat (what) waarheen
+ iets (something) ergens heen
+ niets (nothing) nergens heen
+ alles (everything) overal heen
Derived terms
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Descendants
  • Jersey Dutch: hên
  • Negerhollands: hen

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

heen n (uncountable)

  1. sea clubrush, Bolboschoenus maritimus
    Synonym: zeebies

Further reading

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