Old English · verb

heawan

Normalised hēawan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class VII
IPA: /ˈxæ͜ɑː.wɑn/
[ˈhæ͜ɑː.wɑn]
Syllables: ˈxæ͜ɑː · wɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: hew slash hash smite chop

Meaning

to strike, smite, slash, cut
to chop, hew, hash, fell wood

Conjugation

Conjugation of heawan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	hēawe	hēow
2nd singular	hīewst	hēowe
3rd singular	hīewþ	hēow
Plural	hēawaþ	hēowon
Subjunctive
Singular	hēawe	hēowe
Plural	hēawen	hēowen

Non-finite forms of heawan
	Form
Infinitive	hēawan
Inflected infinitive	hēawenne
Imperative singular	hēaw
Imperative plural	hēawaþ
Present participle	hēawende
Past participle	hēawen ġehēawen

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.

Descendants

hew

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