hewe

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English hewe, from Old English hīwa (“member of a family”), from Proto-Germanic *hīwô (“relative, fellow-lodger, family”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to lie with, store, be familiar”). More at hind. ==== Noun ==== hewe (plural hewes) (obsolete) A domestic; a servant or retainer. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== hewe Obsolete form of hew. === Anagrams === whee == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English hīwa, from Proto-West Germanic *hīwō, from Proto-Germanic *hīwô. ==== Alternative forms ==== heowe, heue, hiue, hywe ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈhiu̯(ə)/ Rhymes: -iu̯(ə) ==== Noun ==== hewe (plural hewes or hewen) servant, hireling rascal, villein ===== Related terms ===== hird ===== Descendants ===== English: hewe ===== References ===== “heue, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 March 2018. === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old English hīew, from Proto-West Germanic *hiwi, from Proto-Germanic *hiwją. Forms with a final vowel are probably generalised datives, especially in the common combination of (red, grene, etc.) hewe. ==== Alternative forms ==== heou, heow, heowe, heouwe, heu, hew, hiwe, hou, howe, hu, hue, huȝe, hwe, hyw ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /hiu̯/, /ˈhiu̯(ə)/ Rhymes: -iu̯ ==== Noun ==== hewe (plural hewes) hue (tone, color) 14th Century, Chaucer, General Prologue Boold was hir face, and fair, and reed of hewe. Bold was her face, and fair, and red of hue. brightness, clarity (tone, color) paint, dye complexion, appearance, look expression, demeanour ===== Descendants ===== English: hue Scots: hew, hu, hue ===== References ===== “heu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 March 2018. === See also === == Old French == === Noun === hewe alternative form of hoe (“hoe”) == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === From Middle High German heben, heven (rarer heffen), from Old High German heffen, heven, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan. Compare German heben, Dutch heffen, English heave. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈheːvə/ === Verb === hewe to hold to lift