himil

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Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *himil.

Noun

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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 [the year] that our Lord ascended Heaven and remained at the Mount of Olives, where our Lord ascended Heaven.

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

Further reading

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  • himil”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *himil.

Noun

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himil m (plural himila)

  1. sky
  2. heaven

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *himil.

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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)

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