"hevene" meaning in Middle English

See hevene in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈhɛv(ə)nə/, /ˈhɛːvən/, /ˈhɛvən/
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. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|heofon|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English heofon, {{inh+|enm|ang|heofon}} Inherited from Old English heofon, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hebun}} Proto-West Germanic *hebun Head templates: {{head|enm|proper noun||{{{1}}}|genitive singular|hevenes|or|hevene||{{{gen_pl}}}|g=|head=}} hevene (genitive singular hevenes or hevene), {{enm-proper noun|gen=hevenes|gen2=hevene}} hevene (genitive singular hevenes or hevene) Forms: hevenes [genitive, singular], hevene [genitive, singular], efne [alternative], even [alternative], evne [alternative], heaven [alternative], hefne [alternative], heoven [alternative], heovene [alternative], heven [alternative], hevyn [alternative], hewn [alternative], hewne [alternative], hæfene [alternative, Early-Middle-English], hæfne [alternative, Early-Middle-English], hæven [alternative, Early-Middle-English], heffne [alternative, Early-Middle-English], heofen [alternative, Early-Middle-English], heofne [alternative, Early-Middle-English], heofon [alternative, Early-Middle-English], hoven [alternative, Early-Middle-English], heeven [alternative, Northern], hefen [alternative, Northern], heiven [alternative, Northern], heivin [alternative, Northern], hevin [alternative, Northern], hewuyn [alternative, Northern], heyven [alternative, Northern], hewen [alternative, Northern], hewyn [alternative, Northern], hoevene [alternative]
  1. Heaven; a divine realm or positive afterlife. Related terms: hevenely, heveneriche
    Sense id: en-hevene-enm-name-Xas4NOCj Categories (other): Middle English nouns with invariant genitive singulars, Afterlife, Religion Disambiguation of Middle English nouns with invariant genitive singulars: 21 25 9 12 12 8 14 Disambiguation of Afterlife: 87 2 2 2 2 5 1 Disambiguation of Religion: 35 14 14 14 17 5 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛv(ə)nə/, /ˈhɛːvən/, /ˈhɛvən/
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. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|heofon|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English heofon, {{inh+|enm|ang|heofon}} Inherited from Old English heofon, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hebun}} Proto-West Germanic *hebun Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} hevene, {{enm-noun|gen=hevenes|gen2=hevene|pl2=hevenen|pl2_qual=early}} hevene (plural hevenes or (early) hevenen, genitive singular hevenes or hevene) Forms: hevenes [plural], hevenen [error-unknown-tag, plural], hevenes [genitive, singular], hevene [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], hevene [error-unrecognized-form, singular], hevenes [error-unrecognized-form, plural], hevenes [genitive, singular], hevene [genitive, singular], hevenes [genitive, plural], - [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], efne [alternative], even [alternative], evne [alternative], heaven [alternative], hefne [alternative], heoven [alternative], heovene [alternative], heven [alternative], hevyn [alternative], hewn [alternative], hewne [alternative], hæfene [alternative, Early-Middle-English], hæfne [alternative, Early-Middle-English], hæven [alternative, Early-Middle-English], heffne [alternative, Early-Middle-English], heofen [alternative, Early-Middle-English], heofne [alternative, Early-Middle-English], heofon [alternative, Early-Middle-English], hoven [alternative, Early-Middle-English], heeven [alternative, Northern], hefen [alternative, Northern], heiven [alternative, Northern], heivin [alternative, Northern], hevin [alternative, Northern], hewuyn [alternative, Northern], heyven [alternative, Northern], hewen [alternative, Northern], hewyn [alternative, Northern], hoevene [alternative]
  1. The heavens; the cosmos surrounding the Earth, especially:
    (in medieval cosmology) A layer of the cosmos; one of the celestial spheres.
    Sense id: en-hevene-enm-noun-EsdGrIh- Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English nouns with invariant genitive singulars, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 38 7 7 10 9 10 Disambiguation of Middle English nouns with invariant genitive singulars: 21 25 9 12 12 8 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 61 5 6 4 4 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 64 5 6 4 4 5
  2. The heavens; the cosmos surrounding the Earth, especially:
    The entirety of the sky; the atmosphere.
    Sense id: en-hevene-enm-noun-z-ShA1-t Categories (other): Atmosphere Disambiguation of Atmosphere: 2 2 83 3 1 5 4
  3. The heavens; the cosmos surrounding the Earth, especially:
    Outer space; the abode of the stars.
    Sense id: en-hevene-enm-noun-npOvmLMd Categories (other): Middle English nouns with invariant genitive singulars, Astronomy, Space Disambiguation of Middle English nouns with invariant genitive singulars: 21 25 9 12 12 8 14 Disambiguation of Astronomy: 9 27 8 33 10 11 3 Disambiguation of Space: 9 25 0 66 0 0 0
  4. (figuratively) A serene or heavenly locale or experience. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-hevene-enm-noun-Y6WYP8GJ Categories (other): Middle English nouns with invariant genitive singulars Disambiguation of Middle English nouns with invariant genitive singulars: 21 25 9 12 12 8 14
  5. (figuratively, rare) A serene or heavenly person. Tags: figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-hevene-enm-noun-ZHfEH7fl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} hevene
  1. (Southern) alternative form of heven (“to lift”) Tags: Southern, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heven (extra: to lift)
    Sense id: en-hevene-enm-verb-mdH2tXCF Categories (other): Southern Middle English, Middle English nouns with invariant genitive singulars Disambiguation of Middle English nouns with invariant genitive singulars: 21 25 9 12 12 8 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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              26
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈhɛvən/"
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        "Early-Middle-English"
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        "Early-Middle-English"
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      "form": "heiven",
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