himil

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *himil.

Noun

himil m

  1. (singular only) heavens, sky (visible sky)
    • c. 1100 CE, Rhinelandic Rhyming Bible:
      Inthemo himilze stont thaz gestêine. beithe groz ande cleine. Minnere ande merre. also an themo himile that gestirne.
      On the ceiling stood the stones, both large and small, more and less, like the stars in the sky.
  2. (religion) heaven (divine abode; type of afterlife)
    • c. 1100 CE, Leiden Willeram:
      Ther uerus pacificus, the ther mit sinemo dootha dissoluit inimicitias inter deum et hominem, her hauet uore gegarewet sinen holden eynan disk thar ze himole.
      The true peacemaker, who ended the hostilities between God and man, he has a prepared a table there in Heaven for his loved ones.
    • c. 1100 CE, Rhinelandic Rhyming Bible:
      Miletus, ein biscof uns saget uan sancta Marien, there maget That se uerscêithe in themo anderen jare that zo himile was geuaren unse herre And[e] bi monte oliueti blíue thar unse herr[e] zo themo himile stige
      Miletus, a bishop, told us about the Holy Mary, that she died in the year following that our Lord ascended Heaven and remained at the Mount of Olives, where our Lord ascended Heaven.

Declension

Declension of himil
Singular Plural
nominative himil himila, -as
accusative himil himila, -as
genitive himiles, -is himilo
dative himile, -i himilon

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: hēmel
    • Dutch: hemel
    • Limburgish: hieëmel

Further reading

  • “himil”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *himil.

Noun

himil m (plural himila)

  1. sky
  2. heaven

Declension

Declension of himil (masculine a-stem)
case singular plural
nominative himil himila
accusative himil himila
genitive himiles himilo
dative himile himilum
instrumental himilu —

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *himil.

Pronunciation

Noun

himil m

  1. heaven, sky
    is bocan skinan hedro fon himiles tunglun
    His beeches were shining serenely at the stars in the sky (Heliand, verse 600)

Declension

Declension of himil (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative himil himilos
accusative himil himilos
genitive himiles himilō
dative himile himilum
instrumental — —


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