Ge-híwian

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - ge-híwian

According to the Old English Dictionary:

-hiewian;

ge-híwian
p. ode; pp. od To marry :-- Forðæm hit is awriten ðæt hit síe betere ðæt mon gehiewige ðonne he birne, forðæm bútan synne he mæg gehíwian for it is written that it is better to marry than to burn, because a man may marry without sin, Past. 51, 9; Swt. 401, 33; Hat. MS. ge-hiwian
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