Old English · noun
heofon
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine / feminine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxe͜o.fon/[ˈhe͜o.von]
- Syllables
- ˈxe͜o · fon (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- heavenskyceiling
Meaning
-
sky
Eall þā lēaf sind brūn, and sē heofon grǣġ.
All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray.
-
heaven
Æfter þisum ġebede, bærst ūt of heofonum swȳþe fǣrlīċ fȳr and forbernde þæt templ, and ealle þā godas grundlunga suncon intō þǣre eorþan, and ne ætēowdon siþþan.
After this prayer, a very sudden fire burst out of the heavens and burned up the temple, and all the gods sunk completely into the earth, and have not appeared since.
late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints -
ceiling
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hebn. Probably related to both Proto-West Germanic *himil and Proto-Germanic *himinaz, but the origins of the relationship are mysterious.
Descendants
heaven
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