von dannen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔn ˈdanən/, /fɔn ˈdann̩/
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Phrase

von dannen

  1. (dated, literary) away from there; thence (literally, “from thence”)
    • 1851, Heinrich Heine, “Jehuda ben Halevy”, in Romanzero‎[1], Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      In die Brust des armen Sängers / Stieß er diesen Todesspeer, / Und er jagte rasch von dannen, / Wie ein Schattenbild beflügelt.
      Into the Breast of the poor Singer / thrust he this Deathspear, / and he flew swiftly away from thence, / like a shadow bewinged.
    • 1922, Hermann Hesse, “Bei den Samanas”, in Siddhartha […] ‎[2]:
      Und die Jünglinge erwiderten dankend die Verneigungen, erwiderten den Wunsch, zogen grüßend von dannen.
      And the younglings, thanking, returned the bows, responded to the wish, and, greeting, departed from there.

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