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Old English · adjective

hneaw

Normalised hnēaw

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/xnæ͜ɑːw/
[n̥æ͜ɑːw]
Syllables
xnæ͜ɑːw (1 syllable)
Modern English
stingymiserlyniggardlyclose

Meaning

  1. stingy, niggardly, miserly

  2. near, close

Declension

Strong declension of hneaw
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hnēawhnēawhnēaw
Accusative hnēawnehnēawehnēaw
Genitive hnēaweshnēawrehnēawes
Dative hnēawumhnēawrehnēawum
Instrumental hnēawehnēawrehnēawe
Plural
Nominative hnēawehnēawahnēawehnēaw
Accusative hnēawehnēawahnēawehnēaw
Genitive hnēawrahnēawrahnēawra
Dative hnēawumhnēawumhnēawum
Instrumental hnēawumhnēawumhnēawum
Weak declension of hneaw
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hnēawahnēawehnēawe
Accusative hnēawanhnēawanhnēawe
Genitive hnēawanhnēawanhnēawan
Dative hnēawanhnēawanhnēawan
Instrumental hnēawanhnēawanhnēawan
Plural
Nominative hnēawanhnēawanhnēawan
Accusative hnēawanhnēawanhnēawan
Genitive hnēawrahnēawenahnēawrahnēawenahnēawrahnēawena
Dative hnēawumhnēawumhnēawum
Instrumental hnēawumhnēawumhnēawum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hnauw, from Proto-Germanic *hnawwaz. Cognate with Old Norse hnøggr. Sense development of “narrow” to “near” was possibly influenced by nēah (“near”), from Proto-Germanic *nēhwaz.

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