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Old English · noun

hiwung

Normalised hīwung

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈxiː.wunɡ/
[ˈhiː.wuŋɡ]
Syllables
ˈxiː · wunɡ (2 syllables)
Modern English
shapingillusoryironytransformationdeceptivehypocrisypretenseframe

Meaning

  1. shaping, forming

  2. shape, form, frame (of an object)

  3. species, kind

  4. transformation

  5. illusory shape, deceptive appearance

  6. pretense, trick

  7. hypocrisy

  8. false speech

  9. irony

Declension

Declension of hiwung
SingularPlural
Nominative hīwunghīwungahīwunge
Accusative hīwungehīwungahīwunge
Genitive hīwungehīwunga
Dative hīwungehīwungum

All forms (4)

Etymology

By surface analysis, hīewian (“to shape, form”) + -ung.

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