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ge-hygd

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
ge-hygd, -higd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§391;
Thought, cogitation, meditation, deliberation, consultation; cōgĭtātio, mĕdĭtātio, consĭlium
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  • Sceal on leóht cuman heortan gehygd

    his heart's thought shall come into light,

    • Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 17
    • ;
    • Cri. 1039 : 77 b; Th. 290, 28
    • ;
    • Wand. 72
    • .
  • On mínre gehygde heortan ealre

    in tōto corde meo,

    • Ps. Th. 137, 1 : 118, 58 : 54, 20
    • .
  • Þurh deóp gehygd

    through deep thought,

    • Exon. 72 a; Th. 268, 13
    • ;
    • Jul. 431
    • :
    • Cd. 221; Th. 285, 28
    • ;
    • Sat. 344
    • .
  • Sete on Drihten ðín sóþ gehygd

    jacta in Deum cōgĭtātum tuum,

    • Ps. Th. 54, 22
    • .
  • Ne biþ ðǽr wiht forholen monna gehygda

    there shall be naught of men's cogitations concealed,

    • Exon. 23 b; Th. 65, 15
    • ;
    • Cri. 1055
    • .
  • On sefan gehygdum

    in the mind's thoughts,

    • 39 b; Th. 130, 27
    • ;
    • Gú. 444 : 81 a; Th. 305, 14
    • ;
    • Fä. 88
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  • Eálá ðæt we nú mágon geseón on ussum sáwlum synna wunde, mid líchoman leahtra gehygdu eágum

    alas that we now may see in our souls wounds of sin, with the body's eyes wicked cogitations!

    • 27 a; Th. 80, 32
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    • Cri. 1315
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  • Ðú ána canst ealra gehygdo

    thou alone knowest the thoughts of all men,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 136
    • ;
    • An. 68 : 399
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    • An. 2oo
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  • Hí sáwle frætwaþ hálgum gehygdum

    they adorn their souls with holy meditations,

    • Exon. 44 b; Th. 150, 15
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    • Gú. 779 : 62 b; Th. 229, 22
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    • Ph. 459
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  • Landágende men ic lǽrde ðæt hie heora gafol mid gehygdum aguldon

    I taught landowners to pay their taxes carefully,

    • Blickl. Homl. 185, 22
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Etymology
[
Goth. ga-hugds
; f :
O. Sax. gi-hugd; f.
]
Derived forms
breóst-, gást-, in-, inn-, mód-gehygd
Linked entries
v.  ge-higd ge-hýd -hygd.
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  • ge-hygd, n.