houwan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hauwan, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną.

Verb

houwan

1. to hew, chop

Inflection

Conjugation of houwan (strong class 7)

infinitive	houwan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	houwo, houwon	hiew
2nd person singular	houwis	hiewi
3rd person singular	houwit	hiew
1st person plural	houwun	hiewon
2nd person plural	houwit	hiewot
3rd person plural	houwunt	hiewon
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	houwe	hiewi
2nd person singular	houwis	hiewi
3rd person singular	houwe	hiewi
1st person plural	houwin	hiewin
2nd person plural	houwit	hiewit
3rd person plural	houwin	hiewin
imperative	present
singular	houw
plural	houwit
participle	present	past
	houwandi	houwan, gihouwan

Derived terms

• bihouwan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: houwen
  • Dutch: houwen
    • Afrikaans: hou
  • Limburgish: houwe

Further reading

• “houwan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hauwan, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną.

Verb

houwan

1. to hew

Conjugation

Conjugation of houwan (strong class 7)

infinitive	houwan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	houwu, houwo	hio
2nd person singular	houwis, houwist	hiowi
3rd person singular	houwit	hio
1st person plural	houwem, houwemēs	hiowum, hiowumēs
2nd person plural	houwet	hiowut
3rd person plural	houwant	hiowun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	houwe	hiowi
2nd person singular	houwēs, houwēst	hiowīs, hiowīst
3rd person singular	houwe	hiowi
1st person plural	houwēm, houwemēs	hiowīm, hiowīmēs
2nd person plural	houwēt	hiowīt
3rd person plural	houwēn	hiowīn
imperative	present
singular	houw
plural	houwet
participle	present	past
	houwanti	gihouwan

Descendants

• Middle High German: houwen
  • Cimbrian: hauan
  • German: hauen
  • Luxembourgish: haen