wan-hygd
- noun [ feminine ]
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For wlence and for wonhygdum hí ceastre worhton, and tó heofnum up hlǽdræ rǽrdon,
- Cd. Th. 100, 33; Gen. 1673.
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Grendel for his wonhýdum wǽpna ne récceþ ; ic ðæt ðonne forhicge ðæt ic sweord bere,
- Beo. Th. 872; B. 434.
- [Cf. Icel. van-hyggja want of forethought.]
Bosworth, Joseph. “wan-hygd.” 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/34665.
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