heven

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *heben (compare Estonian ebe). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈheʋen/, [ˈhe̞ʋe̞n] Rhymes: -eʋen Syllabification(key): he‧ven Hyphenation(key): he‧ven === Noun === heven (rare) alternative form of hepene ==== Declension ==== === Anagrams === venhe == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English hef-, inflected stem of hebban (retained dialectally as hebben), from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to lift”). ==== Alternative forms ==== heve, hevene hebbe, hebben (especially East Saxon, Southern, Southwest Midland); hefe, heffe, hevyn (Northern, Northwest Midland) heoven (AB language); hefenn (Ormulum); hewyn (Promptorium Parvulorum) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈhɛ̞ːvən/ IPA(key): /ˈhɛbən/ (East Saxon, Southern, Southwest Midland) ==== Verb ==== heven (third-person singular simple present heveth, present participle hevynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative haf, past participle hoven) (transitive) To raise or lift; to pull upwards. Synonym: enhauncen To raise one's eyes or hair. To lift from the baptismal font. To mount or ride (an animal) (usually transitive) To elevate or exalt: To direct or rouse emotionally (especially with herte) To give a high office or dignity. Synonym: enhauncen (rare) To promote, prepare, or institute. (transitive) To baptize or present for confirmation. (usually transitive) To convey, move, or transfer. (ambitransitive) To raise the voice; to shout. (intransitive, rare) To rise or grow. (intransitive, rare) To exert or strive. ===== Usage notes ===== Unlike modern English heave, heven does not necessarily (but can) imply raising with effort or exertion. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== hevynge ===== Descendants ===== English: heave (see there for further descendants) Middle Scots: heif, heve, heive Scots: heive, heave, haive Yola: heve, hev ===== References ===== “hēven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “heave, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== heven alternative form of hevene ==== Noun ==== heven alternative form of hevene === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== heven (rare) alternative form of haven (“to have”) == Tok Pisin == === Etymology === From English heaven. === Noun === heven heaven