*kewwaną

Runic: ᚲᛖᚹᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈkew.wɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 2

Meanings

to chew

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁- (‘to chew’); compare Latin gingīva (‘gums’), Tocharian B śuwaṃ (‘to eat’), Polish żuć (‘to chew’), Persian جویدن (javidan), Pashto [script needed] (žovạl, ‘to bite, gnaw’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	kewwō	kewwaų	–
2nd singular	kiwwizi	kewwaiz	keww
3rd singular	kiwwidi	kewwai	kewwadau
1st dual	kewwōz	kewwaiw	–
2nd dual	kewwadiz	kewwaidiz	kewwadiz
1st plural	kewwamaz	kewwaim	–
2nd plural	kiwwid	kewwaid	kiwwid
3rd plural	kewwandi	kewwain	kewwandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	kewwai	–
2nd singular	kewwazai	kewwaizau
3rd singular	kewwadai	kewwaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	kewwandai	kewwaindau
2nd plural	kewwandai	kewwaindau
3rd plural	kewwandai	kewwaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	kau	kuwį̄
2nd singular	kaut	kuwīz
3rd singular	kau	kuwī
1st dual	kuwū	kuwīw
2nd dual	kuwudiz	kuwīdiz
1st plural	kuwum	kuwīm
2nd plural	kuwud	kuwīd
3rd plural	kuwun	kuwīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
kewwaną	kewwandz	kuwanaz

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Descendants

*keuwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *kiuwan, *kūwan (Old Dutch)
  - kewen, ceuwen, cuwen (Middle Dutch)
*keuwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- ċēowan (Old English)
  - chewen, chewe, chyewe, cheowen, chiewe, chiewen, chiwen, chowen, chuen, chawen, chewwenn (Middle English)
    - chow, chaw (Scots)
*keuwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- ċēowan (Old English)
  - chewen, chewe, chyewe, cheowen, chiewe, chiewen, chiwen, chowen, chuen, chawen, chewwenn (Middle English)
    - chew (English)
      - tschaae (Pennsylvania German)
*keuwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *kiāwa, *kiāwja (Old Frisian)
  - kauje (Saterland Frisian)
  - kôgje, kôchje, koaie (West Frisian)
*keuwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- kiuwan (Old High German)
  - kiuwen, kūwen, kewen (Middle High German)
    - chüüwe (Alemannic German)
    - kuin (Bavarian)
    - khòjan (Cimbrian)
    - kauen (German)
    - kaue (Hunsrik)
    - kaue (Pennsylvania German)
*keuwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- kiuwan, kiwan (Old Saxon)
  - keuwen, kuwen (Middle Low German)
    - käwwen (Low German)
tyggja (Old Norse)
- ? (Dalian)
- tygge (Danish)
- tyggja (Faroese)
- tyggja (Icelandic)
tyggja (Old Norse)
- ? (Norwegian)
  - tygge (Norwegian Bokmål)
  - tygga, tygge, tyggja, tyggje (Norwegian Nynorsk)
tyggja (Old Norse)
- tiugga, tugga (Old Swedish)
  - tugga (Swedish)
tyggva (Old Norse)
- ? (Dalian)
- tygge (Danish)
- tyggja (Faroese)
- tyggja (Icelandic)
tyggva (Old Norse)
- ? (Norwegian)
  - tygge (Norwegian Bokmål)
  - tygga, tygge, tyggja, tyggje (Norwegian Nynorsk)
tyggva (Old Norse)
- tiugga, tugga (Old Swedish)
  - tugga (Swedish)

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