Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hewe

/hjˈu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: hewe
IPA: /hjˈu/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A domestic; a servant or retainer.

Obsolete

verb

Obsolete form of hew.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"They hewe downe a tre in the wod with the hondes of the woꝛke man, and faſhion it with the axe: they couer it ouer with golde oꝛ ſyluer, they faſten it wᵗ nales and hammers, that it moue not."

Etymology

From Middle English hewe, from Old English hīwa (“member of a family”), from Proto-Germanic *hīwô (“relative, fellow-lodger, family”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to lie with, store, be familiar”). More at hind.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: hewe, hīwa, *hīwô, *ḱey-

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

hewes (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce hewe?: The recorded pronunciation is /hjˈu/.
What does hewe mean?: A domestic; a servant or retainer.
Where does hewe come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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