heofon
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Old English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
heofon m
- sky
- Eall þā lēaf sind brūn, and sē heofon grǣġ.
- All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- Sē heofon bringþ lēohte dagas and eft behileþ þæt lēoht mid þīestrum.
- The sky brings bright days and then hides the light with darkness.
- heaven
Declension[edit]
Declension of heofon (strong a-stem)
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- ang:Atmosphere