hitom

hitom

Swedish

Etymology

From hit (“to here, hither”) +‎ om (“of”).

Preposition

hitom

  1. on this side of
    hitom bron/havet/bergen, osv.
    on this side of the bridge/the ocean/the mountains, etc.
    Ingenting är för sent hitom graven.
    Nothing is too late on this side of the grave.

References

  • “hitom”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
  • hitom in Walter E. Harlock, Svensk-engelsk ordbok : skolupplaga (1964)
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