heyn
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse. Compare Danish hegn, Icelandic hegna (“to punish”), Swedish hägna (“to enclose”).
Noun[edit]
heyn (plural heynes)
- enclosed piece of land
Alternative forms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “hein, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
heyn (uncountable)
- Alternative form of hey
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
heyn (plural heynes)
- Alternative form of hen (“poor man”)
Etymology 4[edit]
Noun[edit]
heyn (plural heynen)
- Alternative form of hyne
Etymology 5[edit]
Adverb[edit]
heyn
- Alternative form of henne