hawian

Old English

Alternative forms

Verb

hāwian

  1. to view, look around
    • ',, Homl. Th. ii. 442, 8.
      Nýtene gelíc ðe háwaþ symle tó ðære eorþan
      like a beast that ever looks to the ground
  2. survey, inspect
  3. observe
    • ',, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 20.
      Drihten háwa nú mildelíce on ðás earman eorþan
      Lord, look now mercifully on this miserable earth

Conjugation
Conjugation of hāwian (weak class 2)
infinitive hāwian tō hāwienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular hāwie
hāwiġe		 hāwode
2nd-person singular hāwast hāwodest
3rd-person singular hāwaþ hāwode
plural hāwiaþ
hāwiġaþ		 hāwodon
subjunctive present past
singular hāwie
hāwiġe		 hāwode
plural hāwien
hāwiġen		 hāwoden
imperative
singular hāwa
plural hāwiaþ
hāwiġaþ
participle present past
hāwiende
hāwiġende		 (ġe)hāwod
  • hāwung (“observation”)

Descendants
  • Middle English bihowen, hauen
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