hevene

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === efne, even, evne, heaven, hefne, heoven, heovene, heven, hevyn, hewn, hewne hæfene, hæfne, hæven, heffne, heofen, heofne, heofon, hoven (Early Middle English) heeven, hefen, heiven, heivin, hevin, hewuyn, heyven, hewen, hewyn (Northern) hoevene (Herebert) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English heofon, from Proto-West Germanic *hebun. Forms without a final vowel are from the Old English a-stem variant, while forms with one continue weak (n-stem) heofone or are generalised from the Old English ō-stem accusative or the genitive or dative of both variants. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛv(ə)nə/, /ˈhɛːvən/, /ˈhɛvən/ === Proper noun === hevene (genitive singular hevenes or hevene) Heaven; a divine realm or positive afterlife. c. 1382, Wycliffe's Bible, Jeremiah 7:18: ==== Related terms ==== hevenely heveneriche ==== Descendants ==== English: heaven, Heaven Scots: heiven, Heiven Yola: heaaven, heoven ==== References ==== “hē̆ven, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Noun === hevene (plural hevenes or (early) hevenen, genitive singular hevenes or hevene) The heavens; the cosmos surrounding the Earth, especially: (in medieval cosmology) A layer of the cosmos; one of the celestial spheres. The entirety of the sky; the atmosphere. c. 1382, Wycliffe's Bible, Job 35:11: Outer space; the abode of the stars. (figuratively) A serene or heavenly locale or experience. (figuratively, rare) A serene or heavenly person. ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: Heaven Scots: heiven Yola: heaaven, heoven ==== References ==== “hē̆ven, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.