toheawan

Old English

Etymology

From tō- +‎ hēawan. Cognate with Old Frisian tehawa, Middle Low German tohouwen (German zerhauen).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːˈxæ͜ɑː.wɑn/, [toːˈhæ͜ɑː.wɑn]

Verb

tōhēawan

1. to hew or cut to pieces; hew asunder

Conjugation

Conjugation of tōhēawan (strong class 7)

infinitive	tōhēawan	tōhēawenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	tōhēawe	tōhēow
second person singular	tōhīewst	tōhēowe
third person singular	tōhīewþ	tōhēow
plural	tōhēawaþ	tōhēowon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tōhēawe	tōhēowe
plural	tōhēawen	tōhēowen
imperative
singular	tōhēaw
plural	tōhēawaþ
participle	present	past
	tōhēawende	tōhēawen

Descendants

• Middle English: tohewen
  • English: tohew

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “tóheáwan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.