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Havin, Hevin, Heavin, n.¹ Also: hafin, haffyn; hafn-; havine, havein(g, haivin, haevin; hawine, -yne, haven, hawen; hevyn, hewyn, -in; heavine, -yn(e, -en, heawin, -eine, -en; heiven; hane, hayne. [ME. haven(e, OE. hæfen, hæfne. The e and ea forms are exclusively Scottish.] A haven, harbour.(a) 1369 Reg. Great S. 71/2.
Quod … liberum portum apud le Bellehauen habeant c1420 Wynt. vi. 1566.
In all the havenys off Ingland Thai arryvyd Ib. viii. 1755.
Hame agayne fleand To thare awyne hawenys 1596 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 5.
The … haven and herberis of Abirdene(b) 1375 Barb. xvii. 306.
All the havyn wes stoppit then 1393 Chart. Thomas Dunbar (Reg. H.).
Al vthir thingis that gais be schipe owte of wre hafinis 14.. Burgh Laws c. 18 (A).
Within haffyn of the Kingis 14.. Acts I. 307/2.
Ony … havyn wyth in the kynryk of Scotland 1456 Hay I. 211/5.
The schip is nocht lyke to cum to gude havin 1498 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 72.
Thair commoun streitt towart thair havin 1513 Doug. iii. v. 13.
To depart of that havyn I command 1555 Acts II. 498/1.
All commoun hie gaittis … to the portis and hauinnis 1596 Dalr. I. 22/29.
A myle … from Edinburghe is a fair haivin Ib. 127/8.
Ouir haevinis and schipredes ?1549 Monro W. Isles 41.
The same havein is guyed for fostering of theives(c) 14.. Burgh Laws c. 40 (B).
In ony hafnys (d) a1400 Leg. S. vii. 367.
Pilatis messyngere … In Galise … has hawyne tane Ib. xxvi. 213.
In the hawine schipis gret Ware arywit c1420 Wynt. iv. 1296.
All the land … [was] Wyth hawynnys gud in gret plenté 1458 Reg. Great S. 143/1.
Hulkis and forcastellis schippis that cumis in the hawin and in the raid c1475 Wall. vii. 1067.
A hundreth schippys … in hawyn was lyand thar 1542 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 184.
Thai ordane the hawin to be chenȝit attour the watter 1588 Conv. Burghs I. 293.
For reparreling of thair hawin and dekyitt brig(e) 1497 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 60.
Fra the southt hevin to the northt hevin 1512 Reg. Privy S. I. 367/2.
To lois and laid at the hevin of Dunde 1550 Reg. Privy C. I. 92.
In the ports, hevynnis, and townis of the Veir 1561 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 335.
Gif ony person passis to the rayd or hewyn 1598–9 Stirling B. Rec. II. 91.
The calsay that passis to the hewin of Sterling 1617 Conv. Burghs III. 47.
Ilk coper bote within hevin coping hering c1650 Spalding I. 266.
That no schip sould go out of the hevin whill his cuming(f) 1555 Inverness Sheriff Ct. 29 b.
The landis … , port & heawin thairoff 1573 Reg. Privy S. (MS.) XLII. 3 b.
The … heavin of Sanctandrois … is brocht sindrie 1592 Acts III. 579/2.
All commoun hie gaittis … to the portis and heavynnis 1613 Conv. Burghs II. 409.
The reparatione of thair heavin and harberie 1641 Acts V. 627/1.
The heaven, raid, and harbarie of the said brucht(g) 1596 Dalr. I. 311/7.
Thay landet in a heiuen of Forthe(h) 1517 Wigtown B. Ct. 73 a; 1531 Ib. 250 a.
Schippis ... cuming in the hayne of Wigtoun 1517 Ib. 77 a.
Fore the entres of the schyp ... in the hane

b. Attrib. with mouth, place, toun, wark; also Havin silver. 1425 Acts II. 12/1.
In ilk burghe or gret havin townys 1497 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 60.
That ane blockhouse sal be byggit … at the hevin moutht 1513 Doug. ii. iv. 6.
Ane havyn place with a lang hals or entre 1544 Ayr Common Good Acc. MS.
For vpbringing of the cuttrottis fra the hevin werk 1580 Reg. Great S. 90/2.
Cum portibus lie havine-placis omnium dict. terrarum et insularum 1593 Reg. Privy S. V. 63.
Fyve hundreth merkis … to the support of the heavin wark