hawian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hawēn (“to observe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑ.wi.ɑn/, [ˈhɑ.wi.ɑn]
  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑː.wi.ɑn/, [ˈhɑː.wi.ɑn]
  • The vowel length is uncertain. Kroonen 2013 argues that a short vowel is more likely.[1]

Verb

hā̆wian

  1. to view, to look around
  2. to survey, to inspect
  3. to observe

Conjugation

Conjugation of hā̆wian (weak, class 2)
infinitive hā̆wian hā̆wienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hā̆wiġe hā̆wode
second person singular hā̆wast hā̆wodest
third person singular hā̆waþ hā̆wode
plural hā̆wiaþ hā̆wodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hā̆wiġe hā̆wode
plural hā̆wiġen hā̆woden
imperative
singular hā̆wa
plural hā̆wiaþ
participle present past
hā̆wiende (ġe)hā̆wod
  • hā̆wung (“observation”)

Descendants

  • ⇒ Middle English: hauen, onhauien, >? bihowen (alternatively, from behogian)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*hawēn- 2 w.v.”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 217
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