hawian

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *hawēn (“to observe”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxɑ.wi.ɑn/, [ˈhɑ.wi.ɑn] IPA(key): /ˈxɑː.wi.ɑn/, [ˈhɑː.wi.ɑn] The vowel length is uncertain. Kroonen 2013 argues that a short vowel is more likely. === Verb === hā̆wian to view, to look around to survey, to inspect to observe ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== hā̆wung (“observation”) ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ Middle English: hauen, onhauien, >? bihowen (alternatively, from behogian) === References ===