heyn
See also: Heyn
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