An archaic Old English pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her,' used in ancient texts and manuscripts.
From Old English 'hēo' or 'hio,' part of the early Germanic pronoun system. This word was completely replaced by 'she' and 'her' by the Middle English period (around 1150 CE) and is now only found in historical documents.
This tiny word shows how radically English pronouns have changed—if you read Beowulf or other Old English texts, you'd see 'heo' everywhere, but modern speakers would have absolutely no idea what it means!
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