ceowan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *keuwan, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-. Cognate with Old High German kiuwan (German kauen), and also Old Norse tyggva, tyggja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe͜oː.wɑn/

Verb

ċēowan

  1. to chew
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Đā ongunnon ealle ðā nǣddran tō ċēowenne heora flæsċ and heora blōd sucan, þæt hī þæt āttor ūt ātugon
      Then all the snakes began to chew their flesh and suck their blood in order to draw out the venom.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ċēowan (strong, class II)
infinitive ċēowan ċēowenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ċēowe ċēaw
second person singular ċīewst cuwe
third person singular ċīewþ ċēaw
plural ċēowaþ cuwon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ċēowe cuwe
plural ċēowen cuwen
imperative
singular ċēow
plural ċēowaþ
participle present past
ċēowende (ġe)cowen

Descendants

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