hiwen

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hīwan (“husband, wife, spouse”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeyw-, *ḱeym- (“relative, tribesman”). Cognate with Old Saxon hīwa (“wife”), Old High German hīwun (“servant, spouse, members of the family”), Latin cīvis (“burgher, citizen”). More at city.

Noun

hīwen n

1. household

Declension

    Declension of hiwen (strong a-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	hīwen	hīwen
accusative	hīwen	hīwen
genitive	hīwnes	hīwna
dative	hīwne	hīwnum

Synonyms

• hīwan