heawan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • hēaƿan

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): /ˈhæːɑwɑn/

Verb

hēawan

  1. To strike, smite, slash, cut.
  2. To chop, hew, hash, fell wood.

Conjugation
Conjugation of hēawan (strong class 7)
infinitive hēawan tō hēawenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular hēawe hēow
2nd-person singular hēawest hēowe
3rd-person singular hēaweþ hēow
plural hēawaþ hēowon
subjunctive present past
singular hēawe hēowe
plural hēawen hēowen
imperative
singular hēaw
plural hēawaþ
participle present past
hēawende (ġe)hēawen

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: hewen
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