heawan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *hawwaną, a reduplicating verb, from Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- (“to hew; to hit, strike; to forge”). Cognate with Old Dutch houwan (modern Dutch houwen), Old Frisian hawa, Old High German houwan (modern German hauen), Old Norse hǫggva (Icelandic höggva, Swedish hugga), Old Saxon hauwan, hauuan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑː.wɑn/, [ˈhæ͜ɑː.wɑn] === Verb === hēawan to strike, smite, slash, cut to chop, hew, hash, fell wood ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== āhēawan behēawan forhēawan tōhēawan ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: hewen English: hew Scots: hew, hewe