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)

1. 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.

Etymology 2

Noun

heyn

1. Alternative form of hey

Etymology 3

Noun

heyn

1. Alternative form of hen (“poor man”)

Etymology 4

Noun

heyn

1. Alternative form of hyne

Etymology 5

Adverb

heyn

1. Alternative form of henne