Definition
An archaic or dialectal term, possibly a variant of 'hue' (color) or a surname; exact historical meaning is uncertain.
Etymology
Of uncertain origin; possibly a variant spelling of 'hue' from Old French 'hu,' or a Scottish/dialectal form. The word appears sporadically in historical documents but has largely disappeared from English.
Kelly Says
Words like 'hewe' are linguistic mysteries—they appear in old manuscripts but then vanish, possibly replaced by synonyms or simplified spelling, creating gaps in our understanding of how ordinary people actually spoke.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ እንደ ማስወገድ
an-d en-de ma-s-we-ged
CSČeština
obrušovat
o-bru-sho-vat
DEDeutsch
bearbeiten
ba-ar-bayt-en
ELΕλληνικά
σχηματισμός
ski-ma-tis-mos
ESEspañol
taladrar
ta-la-dra-r
FAفارسی
تراشیدن
tra-sheed-en
FRFrançais
tailler
ta-ee-er
HEעברית
להתאים
le-ha-ta-am
HUMagyar
megmunk
meg-munk
IDBahasa Indonesia
ukir
u-kir
ITItaliano
traforare
tra-for-a-re
KO한국어
선반하다
seon-ban-ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
ukir
u-kir
NLNederlands
slijpen
slie-pen
PLPolski
wycinać
vye-chi-na-ć
PTPortuguês
talhar
ta-lhar
RORomână
prelucra
pre-lu-cra
RUРусский
обрабатывать
o-bra-ba-ty-vat
SWKiswahili
kuchagua
ku-cha-gua
UKУкраїнська
обробляти
o-bro-blya-ty
VITiếng Việt
bào mài
bao mai