hiew

Old English

Alternative forms

• hēow, hīw, hīow

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hiwi, from Proto-Germanic *hiwją (“shape, form, appearance, blee”), from Proto-Indo-European *kew- (“skin, complexion”).

Cognate with Bornholm Danish hy (“complexion”), Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹 (hiwi, “form, appearance”), Old Norse hý (“down of birds”), Swedish hy, Sanskrit छवि (chavi, “skin, hide, beauty, splendour”).

Noun

hīew n

1. form, appearance
2. shape
3. colour

Declension

Declension of hīew (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hīew	hīew
accusative	hīew	hīew
genitive	hīewes	hīewa
dative	hīewe	hīewum

Related terms

• hīewere (“hypocrite”)
• hīewian, ġehīewian (“to form, pretend”)
• hīewlēas (“formless, colourless”)
• hīewlīċ (“shapely”)

Descendants

• Middle English: hewe
  • English: hue
  • Scots: hew, hu, hue

See also

• blēo
• dēag