"heofon" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈxe͜o.fon/, [ˈhe͜o.von]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*hebun|*hebn}} Proto-West Germanic *hebn, {{m+|gmw-pro|*himil}} Proto-West Germanic *himil, {{m+|gem-pro|*himinaz}} Proto-Germanic *himinaz Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=f|g3=|head=|sort=}} heofon m or f, {{ang-noun|m|g2=f}} heofon m or f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|heofon}}, {{ang-decl-noun|heofon|heofonas|heofon|heofonas|heofones|heofona|heofone|heofonum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}}, {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|heofon}}, {{ang-decl-noun|heofon|heofona,heofone|heofone|heofona,heofone|heofone|heofona|heofone|heofonum|num=|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], heofon [nominative, singular], heofonas [nominative, plural], heofon [accusative, singular], heofonas [accusative, plural], heofones [genitive, singular], heofona [genitive, plural], heofone [dative, singular], heofonum [dative, plural], strong [table-tags], heofon [nominative, singular], heofona [nominative, plural], heofone [nominative, plural], heofone [accusative, singular], heofona [accusative, plural], heofone [accusative, plural], heofone [genitive, singular], heofona [genitive, plural], heofone [dative, singular], heofonum [dative, plural]
  1. sky Tags: feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Atmosphere
    Sense id: en-heofon-ang-noun-BfUU-ufK Disambiguation of Atmosphere: 50 50
  2. heaven Tags: feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Atmosphere
    Sense id: en-heofon-ang-noun-gY7-RqbC Disambiguation of Atmosphere: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hefæn, heben, hefon, heafun, heofen, heofun, heofan, hiofon, heofene, heofone [weak] Derived forms: heofonlīċ, heofonrīċe, heofontungol, heofonwolcen

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "word": "heofon"
}

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