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Hevin, Hewin, n. Also: hevine, -yne, -inn; heven, heiven; hewine, -yn(e, -en(e, -eyne; heavin(g, -en, -un; heawin, -en, havyn. [ME. hevin, -yn, hevene, hefene, OE. hefen, heofon, str. m., heofone wk. fem. See also Havin n.²]

1. The sky, the upper air. Also in pl.Occasionally, one of the celestial spheres of early cosmography.(1) (a) a1400 Leg. S. v. 566.
Hevand his handis vpe to the hevyn 1456 Hay i. 210/5.
The grete God … maid twa lumynaris in the hevin Ib. II. 100/6.
The dew of hevyn 1490 Irland Mir. I. 58/5.
The firmament full of sternis, … and aboue it the hevin clere lik cristall c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 26.
The purpur hevyn our scailit in silvir sloppis 1513 Doug. ii. iii. 80.
This statw of tre … weil neir the hevyn on hycht Ib. vi. xiii. 89.
The wpberar of the hevin, Atlas 1528 Lynd. Dreme 422.
Lanterne of the hevin and glader of the sterris 1596 Dalr. I. 44/28.
The clemencie of the hevin, and gentlenes of the wethir(b) a1400 Leg. S. i. 89.
Than lyftyt he his ene to hewin Ib. iii. 773.
Thar come a lycht fra the hewyne c1420 Wynt. v. 40.
A cyrkyll … That tyll ane arche of hewyn wes Apperand lyk c1475 Wall. viii. 1189.
The humyll breyth doun fra the hewyn awaill c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxix. 2.
Thir dirk and drublie dayis, Quhon sabill all the hewin arrayis c1552 Lynd. Mon. 3433.
From the hewin brinstone and fyr … ranit doun(c) 1558-66 Knox II. 329.
He devised of wonderouse sigbes that he saw in the heavin 1570 Misc. Bann. C. I. 40.
Luiking up to the heaving, as gif he had bene begynand a prayer(2) pl. 1490 Irland Mir. I. 57/6.
The hevinnis, speris, elementis 1513 Doug. vii. i. 19.
The byrdis … gan meys and glaid the hevynnys c1552 Lynd. Mon. 245.
The heych heuinnis, with all thair ornamentis a1578 Pitsc. I. 379/6.
Ane great clude come out of the heavins c1590 J. Stewart 201 § 4.
Aurora haid the heawens ourcled … Vith celest air

b. In the phrase under hevin, under the hevin, chiefly as a verse-tag. c1400 Troy-bk. i. 399.
Nane was wiser vndre the hewene ?1438 Alex. ii. 5466.
The worthiast that leiffis Wndir the heuin 1461 Liber Plusc. I. 382.
All the wyndis that vnder the hevyn amovis a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 252.
Al thai that ar wrocht vndir the hie hevin Ib. 1317.
All that I haue wndir hewyne c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 89.
A goun … Off ewiry hew under the hevin 1560 Rolland Seven S. 339.
All science vnderneth the heuin 1570 Sat. P. xii. 75.
We want na vice vnder the heuin

2. The habitation of God, the angels, saints, and blessed souls.(a) 1375 Barb. ii. 144.
Der god, that is off hevyn king, Sawff hym Ib. xx. 250.
He gaf The gast, that God till hevin couth haf a1400 Leg. S. x. 348.
Mariage was fyrste that God of hevine … mad ?1438 Alex. ii. 4822.
I say it nocht, be heuinnys King 1456 Hay I. 282/30.
The sanctis in hevyn Ib. II. 70/11.
All the haly court of hevin 1490 Irland Mir. I. 107/36.
Thai war … resauit in hevin above with angellis c1500-c1512 Dunb. ix. 100.
The hevenis blis, the hellis hiddous feid 1513 Doug. i. Prol. 462.
In Criste is all my traste and hevynnys queyn 1550 Corr. M. Lorraine 342.
God … preserve your grace in lang lyfe … with the hevin at your depairting 1567 G. Ball. 7.
The keyis of heuin will I gif vnto thé 1570 Sat. P. xv. 62.
All the celestiall hoste of hevin 1596 Dalr. I. 254/4.
In hevinn his reward gratiouslie hes he obteynet(b) 1375 Barb. ii. 341.
He … Sall herbryit in-till hewyn be Ib. xx. 414.
Hewynnis blis suld be thair meid a1400 Leg. S. ii. 308.
I am nocht dede, Bot lestand lyf in hewine I led Ib. iv. 206.
For the luf of god of hewyn c1460 Wisd. Sol. 828.
The angell of the hewyne sal bitterly gret a1500 Henr. III. 106/8.
The moyr of age the nerar hewynnis blys c1475 Wall. xi. 1236.
Now in hewin he has his heretage c1500-c1512 Dunb. lx. 6.
His moder quein off heweyne 1533 Gau 20/7.
Thay sinnis quhilk criis ane wengence to the hewine 1588 Cath. Tr. 187.
Elias … was reweseit to the hewenis in ane chariot of fyre(c) c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 157.
The godlie sall in heavin have thair intrance a1578 Pitsc. II. 78/28.
I sall pray for ȝow that our ioy may be in heavun witht our Sawieour 1584 Sat. P. xlv. 378.
Nychtboris sex or sewin, That we belevit had beue in heawin 1611-57 Mure Misc. P. xiii. 10.
Quho … , Receaued in grace, the heawins in sanctis hath stoiredattrib. a1400 Leg. S. v. 547.
That thu Vith me … et now One myn bwrd vith hevine blyse 1456 Hay I. 31/27.
Our Lord … gave the keyis of hevin ȝettis to sanct Petirfig. c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 135.
As the faithfull … dois begin thair heauin in earth heir doun

b. The possess. hewynnis used as adj., = of heaven, befitting heaven, heavenly. c1400 Troy-bk. i. 344.
Of golde that was burnyst so bricht That it semyt a hewynnis sycht