i hænde

Danish

Etymology

Composed of i and hænde. The inflection hænde is a fossilized singular dative indefinite form of hånd (“hand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i hɛnə/, [i ˈhɛnə]

Phrase

1. in/into somebody's possession
   • 2015, Albert Steen-Hansen, Som dreng strikkede jeg fodboldstrømper, BoD – Books on Demand (→ISBN), page 18

     Her opbevarede jeg også billeder af filmstjerner, som jeg, efterhånden som de kom mig i hænde, klistrede ind i et album, ...

     Here, I also kept pictures of film stars, which I, as they came into my possession, glued into an album, ...

   • 2014, Martin Jensen, Ravneflugt, Klim (→ISBN)

     Så snart den var dem i hænde, skulle de ride hjem til deres egne riger.

     As soon as it was in their possession, they were to ride home to their own realms.