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hiew

Pronunciation: /xi͜yːw/

“hiew” is an Old English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. form, appearance, likeness
  2. form, character
  3. shape
  4. color

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hiwi, from Proto-Germanic *hiwją (“shape, form, appearance, blee”), from Proto-Indo-European *kew- (“skin, complexion”). Cognate with Bornholm Danish hy (“complexion”), Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹 (hiwi, “form, appearance”), Old Norse hý (“down of birds”), Swedish hy, Sanskrit छवि (chavi, “skin, hide, beauty, splendour”).

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