See also: Henne and henné

EnglishEdit

NounEdit

henne (plural hennes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of hen

DanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

See hen

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɛnə], [ˈhɛnn̩]

AdverbEdit

henne

  1. indicates location
    hvorhenne?where?
    derhenneover there
    henne ved bordetover at the table
  2. a point in time
    tre måneder hennethree months gone, three months pregnant

Usage notesEdit

Contrast with hen; where henne indicates location, hen indicates movement. Thus hvor løber han henne means "in what place is he running", whereas hvor løber han hen means "whereto is he running".

Derived termsEdit

Middle DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Dutch *henna, from Proto-West Germanic *hannju.

NounEdit

henne f

  1. hen, chicken

InflectionEdit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative formsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Dutch: hen
    • Jersey Dutch: hän
  • Limburgish: hèn

Further readingEdit

Norwegian BokmålEdit

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

henne

  1. her; object form of hun (=she)

See alsoEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

henne

  1. objective case of ho

ReferencesEdit

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse henni, dative of hón (she).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛnːɛ/
  • (file)

PronounEdit

henne

  1. her; object form of hon (=she)
    Jag såg henne igår.
    I saw her yesterday.
    Synonym: (dialectal) na

DeclensionEdit