hiwen

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hīw, from Proto-Germanic *hīwą (“husband, wife, spouse”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeyw-, *ḱeym- (“relative, tribesman”), from *ḱey-.

Cognate with Old Saxon hīwa (“wife”), Old High German hīwun (“servant, spouse, members of the family”), Latin cīvis (“burgher, citizen”). More at city.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxiː.wen/, [ˈhiː.wen]

Noun

hīwen n

1. household

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hīwen	hīwenu
accusative	hīwen	hīwenu
genitive	hīwenes	hīwena
dative	hīwene	hīwenum

Synonyms

• hīwan