hean
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English hene, from Old English hēan (“lowly, despised, poor, mean, bare, abject”), from Proto-Germanic *hauniz (“low, lowly”), from Proto-Indo-European *kaw- (“to degrade, humiliate”).
Cognate with German höhn (“jeering, demeaning, bad”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌽𐍃 (hauns, “contemptible, base, humble”), Dutch hoon (“scorn, insult”), Latvian kauns (“shame, disgrace, dishonour”), Ancient Greek καυνός (kaunós, “bad”).
Adjective edit
hean (comparative more hean, superlative most hean)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English henen, from Old English hīenan (“to fell, prostrate, overcome, weaken, crush, afflict, injure, oppress, abase, humble, insult, accuse, condemn”), from Proto-West Germanic *haunijan, from Proto-Germanic *haunijaną (“to humiliate”), from Proto-Indo-European *kaw- (“to degrade, humiliate”).
Cognate with North Frisian huynjen (“to wound, abuse, hurt”), German höhnen (“to mock, jeer, scoff”) Swedish hån (“heckle, mocking”).
Verb edit
hean (third-person singular simple present heans, present participle heaning, simple past and past participle heaned)
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Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *hauniz, whence also the Old High German noun hōna.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
hēan
Declension edit
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | hēan | hēan | hēan |
Accusative | hēanne | hēane | hēan |
Genitive | hēanes | hēanre | hēanes |
Dative | hēanum | hēanre | hēanum |
Instrumental | hēane | hēanre | hēane |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | hēane | hēana, hēane | hēan |
Accusative | hēane | hēana, hēane | hēan |
Genitive | hēanra | hēanra | hēanra |
Dative | hēanum | hēanum | hēanum |
Instrumental | hēanum | hēanum | hēanum |