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Old English · verb

hawian

Normalised hā̆wian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈxɑ.wi.ɑn/
[ˈhɑ.wi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈxɑ · wi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
viewinspectsurvey

Meaning

  1. to view, to look around

  2. to survey, to inspect

  3. to observe

Conjugation

Conjugation of hawian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hā̆wiġehā̆wode
2nd singular hā̆wasthā̆wodest
3rd singular hā̆waþhā̆wode
Plural hā̆wiaþhā̆wodon
Subjunctive
Singular hā̆wiġehā̆wode
Plural hā̆wiġenhā̆woden
Non-finite forms of hawian
Form
Infinitive hā̆wian
Inflected infinitive hā̆wienne
Imperative singular hā̆wa
Imperative plural hā̆wiaþ
Present participle hā̆wiende
Past participle hā̆wodġehā̆wod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hawēn (“to observe”).

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