houwan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hauwan, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną.

Verb

houwan

1. to hew, chop

Inflection

Conjugation of houwan (strong class 7)

infinitive	houwan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	houwo, houwon	hiew
2nd person singular	houwis, houwist	hiewi, hiewis
3rd person singular	houwit	hiew
1st person plural	houwon	hiewun
2nd person plural	houwet	hiewut
3rd person plural	houwont	hiewun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	houwe	hiewi
2nd person singular	houwes, houwest	hiewi, hiewis
3rd person singular	houwe	hiewi
1st person plural	houwen	hiewin
2nd person plural	houwet	hiewit
3rd person plural	houwen	hiewin
imperative	present
singular	houw
plural	houwet
participle	present	past
	houwandi	houwan, gihouwan

Derived terms

• bihouwan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: houwen
  • Dutch: houwen
    • Afrikaans: hou
  • Limburgish: houwe

Further reading

• “houwan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hauwan, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną.

Verb

houwan

1. to hew

Conjugation

Conjugation of houwan (strong class 7)

infinitive	houwan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	houwu, houwo	hio
2nd person singular	houwis, houwist	hiewi
3rd person singular	houwit	hio
1st person plural	houwem, houwemēs	hiewum, hiewumēs
2nd person plural	houwet	hiewut
3rd person plural	houwant	hiewun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	houwe	hiewi
2nd person singular	houwēs, houwēst	hiewīs, hiewīst
3rd person singular	houwe	hiewi
1st person plural	houwēm, houwemēs	hiewīm, hiewīmēs
2nd person plural	houwēt	hiewīt
3rd person plural	houwēn	hiewīn
imperative	present
singular	houw
plural	houwet
participle	present	past
	houwanti	gihouwan

Descendants

• Middle High German: houwen
  • Cimbrian: hauan
  • German: hauen
  • Luxembourgish: haen