vadan

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Inherited from Old Swedish hvaþan, from Old Norse hvaðan.

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vadan (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) whence, wherefrom, from where
    • 1836, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Hanna: Till den första kärleken[1], page 5:
      Engång min första kärlek frågte jag:
      Min lefnads stjerna, säg, hur tändes du,
      Och hvadan äger du ditt milda ljus? []
      Once my first love I asked:
      Star of my living, say, how wast thou lit,
      And whence ownest thou thy gentle light? []

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