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Hethin, adj. Also: hethine, -yn(e, -en, -ing, heithin, heythyn, heathine, -ene; hedyn. [ME. hethin, hethen, OE. hǽðen.] Heathen.(a) c1400 Troy-bk. i. 557.
Denys … That hethyne was … In Athenes was duellande than c1420 Wynt. v. 4621.
The kyrkys that held off hethyn lay Sone he restoryd to Crystyne fay Ib. vi. 129.
It mycht fall lyk, Sum hethyn man … Mycht wsurpe Crystyn feys c1450-2 Howlat 490.
Amang the hethin men the hert hardely he slang a1500 Prestis of Peblis 54.
In four cristin [kingdoms] and ane hethin 1513 Doug. xiii. Prol. 137.
I lat thé wyt I am nane hethyn wight 1533 Boece ix. xv. 327 b.
Aidane … instructit his meik flok, and nobilly defendit thame fra supprise of hething Saxouns 1567 G. Ball. 117.
The hethin folk, Lord, in thy heritage Hes cumin 1622-6 Bisset II. 289/19.
At the hethin kingis commandiment foure suldiouris … dispasched him(b) 1513 Doug. vi. Prol. 55.
Quhou thir heithin childir thar werdis wary Ib. 58.
By sik heithin sparkis 1533 Boece vi. iii. 191 b.
Cipriane quhilk of ane heithin oratoure grewe to ane profund theolog(c) 1494 Loutfut MS. 116 b.
Fra the hedyn men & mysbelevit

b. absol. as pl. Heathens. a1400 Leg. S. xix. 316.
Thare was in that tyme Of hethine fele & cristine [qu]hyne 1567 G. Ball. 164.
Lat him sleip, And nocht, lyke hethin, for him weip 15.. Clar. iii. 416.
The fair begining maid Clariodus Upon the Heathene