Hen

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Hen Linge

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
The etymology of this word comes from an invisible proto-language. If you're confident you know the etymology, feel free to add it, but reader beware should the etymology be added by someone other than the creator of the language!

Source

Coined by Andrzej Sapkowski in the book Sword of Destiny.

Source Spelling

hen

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /hɛn/

Rhymes: -ɛn

Orthographic Form

hen

Adjective

hen (comparative henen, superlative henshyn)

  1. old
  2. elder

High Valyrian

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
The etymology of this word comes from an invisible proto-language. If you're confident you know the etymology, feel free to add it, but reader beware should the etymology be added by someone other than the creator of the language!

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /hen/

Preposition

hen

  1. (ablative) from (co-occurs with a noun in the locative)
    Dohaerirossa hen pōjo belmondo dāerēdas se hen pōjo qringaomnoti Āeksia īlinurtas.
    She has freed the slaves from their chains and crucified the Masters for their sins.
    -Red Priestess (Game of Thrones, Episode 503)
  2. (temporal) since (co-occurs with a noun in the locative)
    Ñuhon hen ñāqē qertaks.
    Mine was recently dissolved. (Literally "Mine is dissolved since dawn.")
    -Daemon (House of the Dragon, Episode 105)
  3. (elative) out of, from out of, of (co-occurs with a noun in the dative)
  1. Thoros hen Mȳrot iksā.
    You are Thoros of Myr.
    -Melisandre (Game of Thrones, Episode 306)
  2. (essive) as (co-occurs with a noun in the dative)
  3. (cause) because of, on account of, thanks to, for (co-occurs with a noun in the dative)
    Īlon pōnte hen zaldrīzoti izūgi.
    We fear them because of the dragons.
Derived Terms

Sondiv

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /hɛ̃/

Orthographic Form

ha=/m

Noun

hen

  1. unpossessed perfect singular of -en