houwe

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Dutch

Verb

houwe

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of houwen

Middle English

Noun

houwe

  1. Alternative form of houve

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hāwa, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

houwe

  1. to hew

Inflection

Weak class 1
infinitive houwe
3rd singular past houde
past participle houd
infinitive houwe
long infinitive houwen
gerund houwen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular hou houde
2nd singular houst houdest
3rd singular hout houde
plural houwe houden
imperative hou
participles houwend houd

Further reading

  • houwe (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011