hlæw

Old English

Alternative forms

hlāw, hlǣƿ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱloy-wo-s, from *ḱley- (“shelter, cover”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhlæːw/

Noun

hlǣw n

mountain, mound, hill, barrow, cairn
cave

Declension

Declension of hlæw (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hlǣw	hlǣw
accusative	hlǣw	hlǣw
genitive	hlǣwes	hlǣwa
dative	hlǣwe	hlǣwum

Descendants

English: low, law
Scots: law

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