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hyen
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hyen, Hyenanoun
An animal like a wolf, said fabulously to imitate human voices.
Etymology: hyene, French; hyæna, Latin.
I will weep when you are disposed to be merry; I will laugh like a hyen, when you are inclined to sleep. William Shakespeare.
A wonder more amazing would we find;
The hyena shews it, of a double kind:
Varying the sexes in alternate years,
In one begets, and in another bears. John Dryden, Fables.The hyena was indeed well joined with the bever, as having also a bag in those parts, if thereby we understand the hyena adorata, or civet cat. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
The keen hyena, fellest of the fell. James Thomson, Summer.
Wikipedia
hyen
Straume or Hyen is a village in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland, Norway. The village lies near the southern end of the Hyefjorden near the mouths of the rivers Åelva and Hopelva. Straume is located about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of the lake Eimhjellevatnet, where the villages of Eimhjellen and Solheim are located. Hyen Church is located in Straume, serving the whole western part of Gloppen municipality.There are around 600 people living in the Hyen area. The village lies along Norwegian County Road 615 which connects the whole Hyen valley to the municipal center of Sandane to the east and to the village of Eikefjord (in Flora Municipality) to the west. Continuing on from Eikefjord, one can reach the towns of Førde and Florø which are both located along Norwegian National Road 5.The nearby river Åelva is a very good salmon river. The successful shipyard Brødrene Aa lies on the outskirts of the village of Straume. Brødrene Aa develops and produces products in reinforced plastics like: protective guards, train fronts and express boats.
Webster Dictionary
Hyennoun
a hyena
Etymology: [F. hyne.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hyen in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hyen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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