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Old English · verb

aheawan

Normalised ahēawan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VII
IPA
/ɑːˈxæ͜ɑː.wɑn/
[ɑːˈhæ͜ɑː.wɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈxæ͜ɑː · wɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
chopfell

Meaning

  1. to fell, chop, cut (up, down)

    Sē hālga tōwearp ēac sum hǣðengyld, and wolde āhēawan ǣnne hēahne pīnbēam, sē wæs ǣr ġehālgod þām hǣðenum godum.

    The saint also overthrew an idol, and wanted also to cut down a high pine tree that was hallowed to the heathen gods.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

Conjugation

Conjugation of aheawan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ahēaweahēow
2nd singular ahīewstahēowe
3rd singular ahīewþahēow
Plural ahēawaþahēowon
Subjunctive
Singular ahēaweahēowe
Plural ahēawenahēowen
Non-finite forms of aheawan
Form
Infinitive ahēawan
Inflected infinitive ahēawenne
Imperative singular ahēaw
Imperative plural ahēawaþ
Present participle ahēawende
Past participle ahēawen

All forms (13)

Etymology

By surface analysis, ā- + hēawan

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