hethen

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English hǣþen, from Proto-Germanic *haiþīnaz; possibly equivalent to heth +‎ -en (pertaining to). ==== Alternative forms ==== heðene, hæðen, hæðene, haythen, hæþenn, heþen, heþene, hathen, hethyn, heþyn ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈhɛːðən/ ==== Adjective ==== hethen heathen, pagan; of those who are not Christian ===== Usage notes ===== Jews are sometimes considered to be hethen, but sometimes are not considered to be such. ===== Related terms ===== haithen-hede hæðene-scipe hæthendom hethenli hethenesse ===== Descendants ===== English: heathen Scots: haithen ===== References ===== “hēthen, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 April 2018. ==== Noun ==== hethen heathen, pagan; those who are not Christian ===== Descendants ===== English: heathen Scots: haithen ===== References ===== “hēthen, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 April 2018. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Old Norse héðan. ==== Alternative forms ==== heðen, heþen, heþenn, ethen, heythen, hethin, hiþen, heþin, heiþen, hithen ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈheːðən/, /ˈhɛːðən/ ==== Adverb ==== hethen away, outwards, not here (referring to movement) away, far off, not around (referring to location) Outside or away from this world or realm. Starting or beginning from this time; from now. ===== Related terms ===== hethens hethen-ward ===== Descendants ===== English: hethen (obsolete) ===== References ===== “hēthen, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 April 2018.