English Noun hens plural of hen Anagrams NHEs, Shen, nesh Dutch Etymology 1 Borrowed from English hands Noun hens c (uncountable) Only used in alle hens aan dek (“all hands on deck”) Derived terms allehens Etymology 2 Unknown. Perhaps onomatopoeic Noun hens c (uncountable) Only used in in de hens (“on fire”) Swedish Pronunciation IPA(key): /hɛns/ Pronoun hens (neologism) Possessive form of hen, a gender-neutral personal pronoun, "her/hers/his".Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.