vadan

Swedish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish hvaþan, from Old Norse hvaðan.

Pronoun

vadan (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) whence, wherefrom, from where
    Synonym: varifrån
    • 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? […]
  2. (archaic or humorous) synonym of varför (“why”)
    Jag kan inte öppna filen. Vadan detta?
    I can't open the file. Why this?
    When asking for help for example. Tongue-in-cheek.
    Vadan hypen?
    Why the hype?

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