Nominal Forms
Infinitive: houwen
Past Participle: gehouwen
Present participle: houwende
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| ich | houwe |
| du | houwest |
| ër | houwet |
| wir | houwen |
| ir | houwet |
| sie | houwent |
Past
| ich | hie |
| du | hiewe |
| ër | hie |
| wir | hiewen |
| ir | hiewet |
| sie | hiewen |
Subjunctive
Present
| ich | houwe |
| du | houwest |
| ër | houwet |
| wir | houwen |
| ir | houwet |
| sie | houwen |
Past
| ich | hiee |
| du | hiewest |
| ër | hiee |
| wir | hiewen |
| ir | hiewet |
| sie | hiewen |
Imperative
| du | houwest |
| wir | houwen |
| ir | houwet |
Etymology
Verbs referencing "houwen"
German, old spelling
hauen, Luxembourgish
haen, Cimbrian hauan.
Verbs conjugated like 'houwen'
houwen,
Verbs similar to 'houwen'
loufen,
schouwen,
bûwen,
haben,
hâhen,
halsen,
halten,
heben,
heiʒen,
hëlfen,
Nibelungen Lied References
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(Nibelungenlied 2337a:1) viur ûz den ringen. des hiewen si genuoc. Hewing they made the fire / from mail-rings scintillate,
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(Nibelungenlied 2343a:3) hiuw ûz herten ringen. daz was dem degene zorn. From out the well-wrought mail-rings, / the hero's ire arose.
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(Nibelungenlied 2347a:4) si hiewen ûz den helmen. den heize vliezenten bach. The while that reeking blood-stains / did they from riven helmets draw.
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(Nibelungenlied 2349a:4) den schilt den ruhte er hôher. dô gie er houwente dannen. His shield upraised he higher / and hewing through the throng he went.
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(Nibelungenlied 2352a:2) allez houwente. die Gunthers manne.
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(Nibelungenlied 2418a:3) dô si mit swerten hiuwen. ûf die helme guot. As on well-fastened helmets / the lusty swords came down,