Old English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From hīw +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈxiː.wi.ɑn/, [ˈhiː.wi.ɑn]

Verb edit

hīwian

  1. Alternative form of hīewian
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

From *hīw +‎ -ian, found in compound hīwcund. From Proto-Germanic *hīwą, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (to be lying down). More at hewe, hind and hird.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈxiː.wi.ɑn/, [ˈhiː.wi.ɑn]

Verb edit

hīwian

  1. to marry
Conjugation edit
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