heofon

In Old Norse, the root appears in the word for “cloud,” sk, that thing that conceals the sun, and from which English takes its own bright and glorious word sky, a welcome alternative to the heavier heofon, an Old English word that Modern English has preserved as heaven.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

In Old Norse, the root appears in the word for “cloud,” sk, that thing that conceals the sun, and from which English takes its own bright and glorious word sky, a welcome alternative to the heavier heofon, an Old English word that Modern English has preserved as heaven.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

Heaven (Anglo-Saxon heofon, O.S. hevan and himil, originally himin) corresponds to the Gothic himin-s.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

‘Heaven’, Old English ‘heofon’, is cognate with Old Swedish himin, Old Danish himaen, Old Dutch himil and Old High German himil, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Archive 2010-04-01 Carla 2010

‘Heaven’, Old English ‘heofon’, is cognate with Old Swedish himin, Old Danish himaen, Old Dutch himil and Old High German himil, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Old English gods and myths: the worlds Carla 2010