hevan

Old High German

Verb

hevan

  1. alternative form of heffen

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hebun (“heaven, sky”).

Noun

hevan m

  1. (poetic) heaven, sky
    Synonym: himil

Usage notes

  • In Old Saxon literature hevan was used exclusively in a few formulaic poetic compounds and genitive expressions (e.g. hevanas waldand ‘ruler of heaven [god]’). The word used in prose and non-stereotypic poetic contexts was himil.

Declension

hevan (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative hevan hevanos
accusative hevan hevanos
genitive hevanes hevanō
dative hevane hevanum
instrumental — —

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: hêben, hêven
    • German Low German:
      Altmärkisch: Häw'n
      Westphalian:
      Dortmunder: Hēäwen
      Lippisch: Heben
      Ravensbergisch: Hewwen
      Sauerländisch: Hiäwen, Hiawen (Olpe)
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