heofon

Old English

Alternative forms

heben, heawen, hefen, hefon, heofan, heofen

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *himinaz (“cloud cover, sky”), probably from Proto-Germanic *hibin-, a dissimilation of *himin ,from Proto-Indo-European *kemen-, *ḱemen- (“sky, cloud”). Cognate with Old Saxon hevan, heƀan (“heaven”), Old Norse hifinn, himinn (“sky”), Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 (himins, “heaven”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈheo̯fon/, [ˈheo̯von]

Noun

heofon m

the sky
heaven

Declension

Declension of heofon (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	heofon	heofonas
accusative	heofon	heofonas
genitive	heofones	heofona
dative	heofone	heofonum

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: heven
- English: heaven
- Scots: heaven

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