eldertongue

Old English · verb

hiewian

Normalised hīewian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈxi͜yː.wi.ɑn/
[ˈhi͜yː.wi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈxi͜yː · wi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
transformfashionhuepretend

Meaning

  1. to form, fashion, shape, transform

  2. to pretend

    Þū hīewast swelċe þū þīnum ċildrum hit spariġe.

    You're pretending to save it for your children.

    c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sunday in Lent"

Conjugation

Conjugation of hiewian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hīewiġehīewode
2nd singular hīewasthīewodest
3rd singular hīewaþhīewode
Plural hīewiaþhīewodon
Subjunctive
Singular hīewiġehīewode
Plural hīewiġenhīewoden
Non-finite forms of hiewian
Form
Infinitive hīewian
Inflected infinitive hīewienne
Imperative singular hīewa
Imperative plural hīewiaþ
Present participle hīewiende
Past participle hīewodġehīewod

All forms (15)

Etymology

hīew + -ian

Descendants

hue

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