heawan

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hawwaną, a reduplicating verb, from Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- (“to hew; to hit, strike; to forge”). Cognate with Old Dutch houwan (modern Dutch houwen), Old Frisian hawa, Old High German houwan (modern German hauen), Old Norse hǫggva (Icelandic höggva, Swedish hugga), Old Saxon hauwan, hauuan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑː.wɑn/,

Verb

hēawan

  1. to strike, smite, slash, cut
  2. to chop, hew, hash, fell wood

Conjugation

Conjugation of hēawan (strong class 7)
infinitive hēawan hēawenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hēawe hēow
second person singular hīewst hēowe
third person singular hīewþ hēow
plural hēawaþ hēowon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hēawe hēowe
plural hēawen hēowen
imperative
singular hēaw
plural hēawaþ
participle present past
hēawende (ġe)hēawen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: hewen
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