hiwung

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxiː.wunɡ/, [ˈhiː.wuŋɡ]

Noun

hīwung f

1. shaping, forming
2. shape, form, frame (of an object)

   Synonym: ġesċeap

3. species, kind

   Synonym: cynn

4. transformation
5. illusory shape, deceptive appearance
6. pretense, trick
7. hypocrisy
8. false speech
9. irony

Declension

Declension of hīwung (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hīwung	hīwunga, hīwunge
accusative	hīwunge	hīwunga, hīwunge
genitive	hīwunge	hīwunga
dative	hīwunge	hīwungum

Derived terms

• gehiwung
• frumhiwung
• mōdes hīwung (“imagination”)

References

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