heyn

See also: Heyn

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old Norse. Compare Danish hegn, Icelandic hegna (“to punish”), Swedish hägna (“to enclose”).

Noun

heyn (plural heynes)

enclosed piece of land

Alternative forms

hayn, hane

Descendants

English: hain
Scots: hain

References

“hein, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Noun

heyn (uncountable)

Alternative form of hey

Noun

heyn (plural heynes)

Alternative form of hen (“poor man”)

Noun

heyn (plural heynen)

Alternative form of hyne

Adverb

heyn

Alternative form of henne

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