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Old English · verb

hiwian

Normalised hīwian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈxiː.wi.ɑn/
[ˈhiː.wi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈxiː · wi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
marry

hiwian1 · verb · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative form of hīewian

Conjugation

Conjugation of hiwian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hīwiġehīwode
2nd singular hīwasthīwodest
3rd singular hīwaþhīwode
Plural hīwiaþhīwodon
Subjunctive
Singular hīwiġehīwode
Plural hīwiġenhīwoden
Non-finite forms of hiwian
Form
Infinitive hīwian
Inflected infinitive hīwienne
Imperative singular hīwa
Imperative plural hīwiaþ
Present participle hīwiende
Past participle hīwodġehīwod

hiwian2 · verb

Senses

  1. to marry

Conjugation

Conjugation of hiwian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hīwiġehīwode
2nd singular hīwasthīwodest
3rd singular hīwaþhīwode
Plural hīwiaþhīwodon
Subjunctive
Singular hīwiġehīwode
Plural hīwiġenhīwoden
Non-finite forms of hiwian
Form
Infinitive hīwian
Inflected infinitive hīwienne
Imperative singular hīwa
Imperative plural hīwiaþ
Present participle hīwiende
Past participle hīwodġehīwod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From hīw + -ian.

From *hīw + -ian, found in compound hīwcund. From Proto-Germanic *hīwą, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to be lying down”). More at hewe, hind and hird.

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