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híwen

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
híwen, es; n.
A family, household
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  • Ða þing ðe eówre híwenu beþurfon

    cibaria domibus vestris necessaria,

      Gen. 42, 33.
  • Tó mete eówrum híwenum

    in cibum familiis,

      47, 24.
  • Híwen

    domestici,

      Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 10, 36.
Etymology
[Orm. hiwenn a family.]
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v. híwan.
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