hneaw

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hnauw, from Proto-Germanic *hnawwaz. Cognate with Old Norse hnøggr. Sense development of “narrow” to “near” was possibly influenced by nēah (“near”), from Proto-Germanic *nēhwaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xnæ͜ɑːw/, [n̥æ͜ɑːw]

Adjective

hnēaw

1. stingy, niggardly, miserly
2. near, close

Declension

Declension of hnēaw — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hnēaw	hnēaw	hnēaw
Accusative	hnēawne	hnēawe	hnēaw
Genitive	hnēawes	hnēawre	hnēawes
Dative	hnēawum	hnēawre	hnēawum
Instrumental	hnēawe	hnēawre	hnēawe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hnēawe	hnēawa, hnēawe	hnēaw
Accusative	hnēawe	hnēawa, hnēawe	hnēaw
Genitive	hnēawra	hnēawra	hnēawra
Dative	hnēawum	hnēawum	hnēawum
Instrumental	hnēawum	hnēawum	hnēawum

Declension of hnēaw — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hnēawa	hnēawe	hnēawe
Accusative	hnēawan	hnēawan	hnēawe
Genitive	hnēawan	hnēawan	hnēawan
Dative	hnēawan	hnēawan	hnēawan
Instrumental	hnēawan	hnēawan	hnēawan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hnēawan	hnēawan	hnēawan
Accusative	hnēawan	hnēawan	hnēawan
Genitive	hnēawra, hnēawena	hnēawra, hnēawena	hnēawra, hnēawena
Dative	hnēawum	hnēawum	hnēawum
Instrumental	hnēawum	hnēawum	hnēawum

Derived terms

• hnēawlīċe
• hnēawnes
• unhnēaw