hiwen

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hīw, from Proto-Germanic *hīwą (“husband, wife, spouse”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeyw-, *ḱeym- (“relative, tribesman”), from *ḱey-.

Cognate with Old Saxon hīwa (“wife”), Old High German hīwun (“servant, spouse, members of the family”), Latin cīvis (“burgher, citizen”). More at city.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxiː.wen/, [ˈhiː.wen]

Noun

hīwen n

household

Declension

Declension of hiwen (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hīwen	hīwenu
accusative	hīwen	hīwenu
genitive	hīwenes	hīwena
dative	hīwene	hīwenum

Synonyms

hīwan

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