*hīwą

Runic: ᚺᛁᚹᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxiː.wɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

marriage

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (‘to be lying down’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.hīwąhīwō
Acc.hīwąhīwō
Gen.hīwas, hīwishīwǫ̂
Dat.hīwaihīwamaz
Inst.hīwōhīwamiz
Voc.hīwąhīwō

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Descendants

  • *hīw (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *hīw (Old English)
      • hīwcund (Old English)
  • *hý (Old Norse)
    • hýbýli (Old Norse)
  • *𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍅 (*heiw) (Gothic)
    • 𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 (heiwafrauja) (Gothic)

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