niewan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From nīewe (“new”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈni͜yː.wɑn/

Adverb

nīewan

  1. lately, recently
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      ⁊ iċ þē sende þæt spell, þæt iċ nīewan awrāt be Angelpeode ⁊ Seaxum.
      And I send you the history, which I lately wrote about the Angles and Saxons.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Middle English: neowen, neowene, newene, newen
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