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hycgan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
hycgan, hycgean; p. hogde.
Wright's OE grammar
§112; §538;
to employ the mind, take thought, be mindful, think, consider, meditate
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  • Béc bodiaþ ðam ðe wiht hycgeþ

    books tell to him that thinks at all,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 476
      • ;
    • Sal. 238.

  • Hycgeþ ymbe se ðe wile

    he shall think about it who will,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 19, 2
      • ;
    • Met. 19, 1.

  • Ðam ðe mid heortan hycgeaþ rihte

    his qui recto sunt corde,

    • Ps. Th. 72, 1.

  • Ða inwit and fácen hycgeaþ on heortan

    qui cogitaverunt malitias in corde,

    • 139, 2, 8
      • .

  • Gif gé teala hycgaþ.

    • Andr. Kmbl. 3223
      • ;
    • An. 1614
      • .

  • Hwæt hé on hyge hogde heortan geþoncum

    what he meditated in his mind with the thoughts of his heart,

    • Exon. 51 a
      • ;
    • Th. 177, 14
      • ;
    • Gú. 1227
      • .

  • Ðú wið Criste wunne hogdes wið hálgum

    thou didst strive with Christ, didst plot against the saints,

    • 71 b
      • ;
    • Th. 267, 28
      • ;
    • Jul. 422.

  • Hycgaþ his ealle hú gé hí beswícen

    all think of this, how ye may deceive them,

    • Cd. 22
      • ;
    • Th. 28, 8
      • ;
    • Gen. 432.

  • Hicgeaþ on ellen

    let your thoughts be of valour,

    • Fins. Th. 21
      • ;
    • Fin. 11.

  • Ðæt seó forlǽtene cyrice ne hycgge ymb ða ðe on hire neáwiste lifgeaþ

    that the forsaken church will take no thought for those that live in her neighbourhood,

    • Blickl. Homl. 43, 1,

  • Hú ðú ymb módlufan mínes freán on hyge hycge

    how thou mayest think in thy mind of the love of my lord,

    • Exon. 123 a
      • ;
    • Th. 473, 5
      • ;
    • Bo. 10.

  • Hú gód biþ ðætte bróður on án hicgen

    how good it is that brothers should be unanimous,

    • Ps. 132, 1.

  • Wærwyrde sceal wísfæst hæle breóstum hycgan

    a man cautious of words and wise must keep his thoughts to himself,

    • Exon. 80 b
      • ;
    • Th. 303, 24
      • ;
    • Fä. 58.

  • Uton wé hycgan hwǽr wé hám ágen and ðonne geþencan hú wé ðider cumen

    let us consider where we may have a home, and then devise how we may come thither,

    • 83 a
      • ;
    • Th. 312, 30
      • ;
    • Seef. 117
      • .

  • Á sceal snotor hycgean ymbe ðisse worulde gewinn

    ever must the prudent man meditate about the struggle of this world,

    • Menol. Fox 570
      • ;
    • Gn. C. 54.

  • Ic mid heortan ongann hycggean

    meditatus sum cum corde meo,

    • Ps. Th. 76, 6.

  • Hycgan on ellen,

    • Cd. 154
      • ;
    • Th. 191, 22
      • ;
    • Exod. 218
      • :

  • Micel is tó hycganne wísfæstum menn hwæt seó wiht sý

    to a sagacious man it is a great subject for thought what the creature may be,

    • Exon. 107 b
      • ;
    • Th. 411, 14
      • ;
    • Rä. 29, 13
      • .

  • Hycgenne,

    • 108 b
      • ;
    • Th. 414, 21
      • ;
    • Rä. 32, 23.

  • Hycgende mon

    a man who thinks,

    • 92 b
      • ;
    • Th. 347, 10
      • ;
    • Sch. 10.

  • Wé sculon á hycgende hǽlo rǽdes gemunan sigora waldend

    mindful of saving counsel must we ever remember the disposer of victories,

    • 84 b
      • ;
    • Th. 318, 13
      • ;
    • Mód. 82.

  • Gemune ús on módsefan forþ hycgende folces ðínes

    remember us, being continually mindful of thy people;

    memento nostri in beneplacito populi tui,

    • Ps. Th. 105, 4.
to direct the mind [to an object], to be intent upon, to intend, purpose, determine, endeavour, strive
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  • Ic hicge

    molior,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 31
      • ;
    • Som. 35, 51
      • :

    nitor,

    • 36
      • ;
    • Som. 38, 53.

  • Ic mid ealre mínre heortan hige hycge swíðe ðæt ic ðín bebod átredde

    ego in toto corde meo scrutabor mandata tua,

    • Ps. Th. 118, 69.

  • Ic hycge ðæt ic sóðne dóm symble healde

    statui custodire judicia justitiæ tuæ,

    • 106
      • :
    • 146.

  • Hió hogde georne ðæt hire mægþhád clǽne geheólde

    she earnestly determined to keep her maidenhood pure,

    • Exon. 66 a
      • ;
    • Th. 244, 18
      • ;
    • Jul. 29
      • .

  • Freóndrǽdenne heó from hogde

    her mind revolted from relationship with him [i.e. she determined not to marry ],

    • Th. 244, 28
      • ;
    • Jul. 34.

  • Hicg þegenlíce

    viriliter age,

    • Jos. 1, 18.

  • Hycge swá hé wille ne mæg wérigmód wyrde wiðstondan

    strive as he will the weary-hearted cannot withstand fate,

    • Exon. 76 b
      • ;
    • Th. 287, 15
      • ;
    • Wand. 14
      • .

  • Ne hycge tó slǽpe se ðe heoldeþ ðé

    neque obdormiet qui custodit te,

    • Ps. 120, 3.

  • Hét ðá hyssa hwæne hicgan tó handum

    he bade then each of his men look to the arms in their hands,

    • Byrht. Th. 131, 6
      • ;
    • By. 4.

  • Ongunnon ðæt ðæs monnes mágas hycgan þurh dyrne geþoht ðæt hý tódǽlden unc

    this did the mans kinsmen through dark design endeavour, to part us two,

    • Exon. 115 a
      • ;
    • Th. 442, 12
      • ;
    • Kl. 11
      • .

  • Wé ðæs sculon hycgan georne ðæt ...

    we must therefore earnestly endeavour to ...,

    • Cd. 19
      • ;
    • Th. 25, 22
      • ;
    • Gen. 397
      • :
    • 226
      • ;
    • Th. 302, 6
      • ;
    • Sat. 594
      • .
to direct the mind with a feeling of confidence, to hope
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  • Ic on ðé geare hycge

    sperabo in eum,

    • Ps. Th. 90, 2.

  • Ic hycge tó ðé

    in te speravi,

    • 142, 8.

  • Hycge him hálig folc hǽlu to Drihtne

    sperate in eum, omnis conventus plebis,

    • 61, 8.

  • Wé cunnon hycgan and hyhtan ðæt ...

    we can hope that ....

    • Frag. Kmbl. 83
      • ;
    • Leas. 44.
Etymology
[
Goth. hugjan
:
O. Sax. huggian
:
Icel. hyggja to think, intend, purpose
:
O. H. Ger. huggen meditari, sperare, Grff. iv. 786.
]
Derived forms
á-, be-, for-, ge-, ofer-, on-, wið-hycgan
Similar entries
and see hogian.
Linked entries
v.  a-hycgan hogde hogian hicgan be-hycgan.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “hycgan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/20235.

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