hlæw

Old English

Alternative forms

• hlāw

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw, from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwą, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱloy-wo-m, from *ḱley- (“shelter, cover”). Cognate with Proto-Norse ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ (hlaiwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xlæːw/, [l̥æːw]

Noun

hlǣw m

1. mound, hill, barrow, cairn
2. cave

Declension

Declension of hlæw (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hlǣw	hlǣwas
accusative	hlǣw	hlǣwas
genitive	hlǣwes	hlǣwa
dative	hlǣwe	hlǣwum

Descendants

• Middle English: lawe, lowe
  • English: low, law, -low, -slow
  • Scots: law
• ⇒ English: Lewes (placename)