heawan

Old English

Alternative forms

• hēaƿan — wynn spelling

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/, [ˈhæ͜ɑː.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

• behēawan
• tōhēawan

Descendants

• Middle English: hewen
  • Scots: hew, hewe
  • English: hew