different between hewe vs hehe

English

Etymology

From Middle English hewe, from Old English h?wa (“member of a family”), from Proto-Germanic *h?wô (“relative, fellow-lodger, family”), from Proto-Indo-European *?ey- (“to lie with, store, be familiar”). More at hind.

Noun

hewe (plural hewes)

1. (obsolete) A domestic; a servant or retainer.

Anagrams

• whee

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English h?wa, from Proto-Germanic *h?wô.

Alternative forms

• heue, hiue, hywe, heowe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiu?(?)/

  Rhymes: -iu?(?)

Noun

hewe (plural hewes or hewen)

1. servant, hireling
2. rascal, villein

Descendants

• English: hewe

References

• “heue, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

Etymology 2

From Old English h?ew, from Proto-Germanic *hiwj?.

Alternative forms

• hew, heu, hu?e, hiwe, hwe, hue, hu, hyw, heow, hou, heou, howe, heowe, heouwe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiu?/

  Rhymes: -iu?

Noun

hewe (plural hewes or hewen)

1. hue (tone, color)
   • 14^th Century, Chaucer, General Prologue

     Boold was hir face, and fair, and reed of hewe.

     Bold was her face, and fair, and red of hue.

2. brightness, clarity (of a color)
3. paint, dye
4. complexion, appearance, look
5. expression, demeanour

Descendants

• English: hue
• Scots: hew, hu, hue

References

• “heu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

See also

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German heben, Dutch heffen, English heave.

Verb

hewe

1. to hold
2. to lift

English

Pronunciation

Interjection

hehe (with as many "he"s as necessary to best delineate the length of laughter)

1. An approximation to the sound of a giggle.

   And then his trousers fell down, hehe.

Translations

See also

• haha
• lol
• teehee

Manchu

Romanization

hehe

1. Romanization of ????

Portuguese

Interjection

hehe

1. hehe (sound of a giggle)

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *feke. Cognate with Hawaiian he?e, Maori wheke, Samoan fe'e, Tongan feke.

Noun

hehe

1. octopus