heden

== Danish == === Noun === heden c definite singular of hede == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch heden, also hude, huden, from Old Dutch hiudo, a contraction of the instrumental phrase *hiu dago (“on this day”), from Proto-West Germanic *hiu dagu, from Proto-Germanic *hinō dagō (*hiz + *dagaz). The appearance of the vowel -e- is unusual, the expected form in modern Dutch would be *huide(n), compare huidig. Cognate with Old Saxon hiudu, hūdigu, German heute, West Frisian hjoed, Old English hēodæg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦeː.də(n)/ Hyphenation: he‧den Rhymes: -eːdən === Adverb === heden (rare) today presently === Noun === heden n (uncountable, no diminutive) the present === Derived terms === === See also === verleden toekomst == Old English == === Alternative forms === hæþen === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *hadinaz, *hidanaz (compare *hōdaz (“hood”)), cognate with Old Norse héðinn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxe.den/, [ˈhe.den] === Noun === heden m hood, chasuble ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish heþin, from Old Norse heiðinn, from Proto-Germanic *haiþīnaz. === Adjective === heden (dated) heathen Synonym: hednisk ==== Declension ==== === Noun === heden definite singular of hed === References === heden in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker === Anagrams === hedne