† hewen Obs.
In 1 h{iacu}wen, 3 hewenn.
[OE. h{iacu}wen neut., deriv. of h{iacu}w- family: see hewe.]
Family, household.
c 1000 ælfric Gen. xlii. 33 Nimað þa þing þe eowre hiwenu beþurfon. c 1200 Ormin 594. Ibid. 608 Þatt hird wass i þatt time ȝehatenn Ytamaress hus, and Ytamaress hewenn. |