hevan

Old High German

Verb

hevan

1. Alternative form of heffen

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• heban

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hebun (“cloud cover, sky”).

Noun

hevan m

1. heaven, sky
2. the power of heaven

Declension

Declension of hevan (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	hevan	hevanos
accusative	hevan	hevanos
genitive	hevanes	hevanō
dative	hevane	hevanum
instrumental	—	—

Related terms

• hevanrīki

Descendants

• Middle Low German: hêben, hêven
  • German Low German:

    Altmärkisch: Häw'n

    Westphalian:

    Dortmunder: Hēäwen

    Lippisch: Heben

    Ravensbergisch: Hewwen

    Sauerländisch: Hiäwen, Hiawen (Olpe)