different between cyen vs hyen

English

Noun

cyen (plural cyens)

1. Obsolete spelling of scion
   • 1697: Virgil [aut.] and John Dryden [tr.], The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis, volume 1, The Second Book of the Georgics, “The Argument”, lines 92–95 (7^th ed., 1748)

     From Roots hard Hazels, and from Cyens ri?e
     Tall A?h, and taller Oak that mates the Skies?:
     Palm, Poplar, Firr, de?cending from the Steep
     Of Hills, to try the dangers of the Deep.

Anagrams

• -ency, Nyce

English

Etymology

French hyène.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ha??n/

Noun

hyen (plural hyens)

1. (obsolete) A hyena.

Anagrams

• Heyn

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English h?gian, from Proto-Germanic *h?g?n?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?hi??n/, /?h?i??n/

Verb

hyen (third-person singular simple present hyeth, present participle hyynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle hyed)

1. to hie (travel at great speed or with great haste)
2. to do with haste or speedily; to do when needed
3. to do with care or fervour; to make a earnest attempt
4. to make fast; to hurry or expedite someone (including oneself)
5. (figuratively) to disappear; to pass away

Conjugation

Alternative forms

• hy, hye, hy?, hy?e, hy?en, hy?ye, hy?hen, hygh, hyghe, hyghen, heye, he, he?e, he?en, hey?, hey?e, hey?en, heygh, hien, hi, hie, hi?, hi?e, hi?en, hi?ie, hi?hen, high, highe, highen, heie, hei?, hei?e, hei?en, heigh, hihe, hihen, hihi, hihin, hih?en, hee?en

Derived terms

• hye

Descendants

• English: hie
• Scots: hie

References

• “h?en, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Noun

hyen (plural hyenen)

1. Alternative form of hyne (“household”)

Etymology 3

Adverb

hyen

1. Alternative form of henne (“hence”)

Etymology 4

Verb

hyen (third-person singular simple present hyeth, present participle hyynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle hyed)

1. Alternative form of heien (“to lift up”)

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse hýði.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²?hy???n/

  Rhymes: -???n, -?n

Noun

hyen n (definite hyene, dative hyenen)

1. (botany) film between shell and kernel