† aˈtew, v. Obs.
Forms: 1 ætéawan, ætéowan, æt{iacu}ewan, æt{yacu}wan, (ædeawan, odeawan, oð{iacu}ewan,) 2 atywen, -ewen, -eawen, -awen.
[f. at- prefix1 + éawan ({iacu}ewan, etc.) to show; cogn. w. Goth. ataugjan, f. at at, to + augjan f. augo in OE. éaᵹe eye; æt{iacu}ewan, with umlaut, was the regular form phonetically.]
1. trans. (and with obj. clause) To show.
| a 1000 Cædmon's Gen. (Gr.) 540 Þu oð{iacu}ewest. c 1000 Ags. Gosp. Matt. xvi. 1 Þæt he him sum tacen of heofone ætywde [Lindisf. ædeawde, Hatton æteawde]. 1154 O.E. Chron. an. 1137 §7 Ure Dryhten atywede ðæt he was hali martir. c 1175 Cott. Hom. 225 Þanne bið atáwed min rén boȝe. |
2. intr. (for refl.) To show oneself, appear.
| a 1000 Elene (Gr.) 163 His béacen..þe me swá léoht oð{yacu}wde. c 1000 Ags. Gosp. Matt. ii. 13 Þá æt{yacu}wde Drihtnes engel Iosepe [Lindisf. ætdeaude, Rushw. æteawde]. c 1160 Hatton G. ibid., Þa atewede Drihtnes engel Iosepe. |