hiwen

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *hīw, from Proto-Germanic *hīwą (“husband, wife, spouse”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeyw-, *ḱeym- (“relative, tribesman”), from *ḱey-. Cognate with Old Saxon hīwa (“wife”), Old High German hīwun (“servant, spouse, members of the family”), Latin cīvis (“burgher, citizen”). More at city. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxiː.wen/, [ˈhiː.wen] === Noun === hīwen n household ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Synonyms ==== hīwan