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hyge

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
hyge, es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§7; §112; §320; §386;
Mind, heart, soul
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  • Cwæþ ðæt hine his hige speóne ðæt hé wyrcean ongunne getimbro

    he said that his heart lured him to attempt making buildings,

    • Cd. 15
      • ;
    • Th. 18, 17
      • ;
    • Gen. 274
      • .

  • Óþ hine his hyge forspeón and his ofermetta ealra swíðost

    until his heart seduced him, and his pride most of all,

    • 18
      • ;
    • Th. 22, 34
      • ;
    • Gen. 350
      • .

  • Hyge Euan wífes wác geþoht

    the mind of Eve, weak thought of woman,

    • 30
      • ;
    • Th. 40, 34
      • ;
    • Gen. 648
      • .

  • Ðam þegne ongan his hige hweorfan

    the mans mind began to change,

    • 33
      • ;
    • Th. 44, 8
      • ;
    • Gen. 706
      • .

  • Næs him blíðe hige

    no cheerful mind was his,

    • 178
      • ;
    • Th. 223, 10
      • ;
    • Dan. 117
      • .

  • Wearþ him hýrra hyge ðonne gemet wǽre

    haughtier grew his soul than was meet,

    • 198
      • ;
    • Th. 247, 2
      • ;
    • Dan. 491,

  • Him wæs geómor sefa hyge murnende

    mournful was their mind, sorrowing, their soul,

    • Exon. 15 a
      • ;
    • Th. 31, 24
      • ;
    • Cri. 500
      • .

  • Forðon is mín hyge geómor,

    • 115 a
      • ;
    • Th. 442, 24
      • ;
    • Kl. 17.

  • Se hreó hyge,

    • 76 b
      • ;
    • Th. 287, 18
      • ;
    • Wand. 16
      • .

  • Ys mínre heortan hige hluttor and clǽne

    quia delectatum est cor meum,

    • Ps. Th. 72, 17.

  • Hyge wearþ mongum blissad

    the heart of many was made glad,

    • Exon. 24 b
      • ;
    • Th. 71, 30
      • ;
    • Cri. 1163.

  • Hlihende hyge

    a gladsome mind,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 1986
      • ;
    • El. 995
      • .

  • Hyge wæs him hinfús

    he was minded to flee away,

    • Beo. Th. 1514
      • ;
    • B 755.

  • Ne biþ him tó hearpan hyge

    no mind hath he for the harp,

    • Exon. 82 a
      • ;
    • Th. 308, 23
      • ;
    • Seef. 44
      • .

  • Ne wæs him bleáþ hyge

    no coward heart had he

    [cf. Icel. hug-blauðr timid; hug-bleyði cowardice],
    • Andr. Kmbl. 462
      • ;
    • An. 231
      • .

  • Ðá wæs hyge onhyrded

    then was his heart confirmed,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 1678
      • ;
    • El. 841.

  • Se hearda hyge wunade

    the stout heart continued,

    • Exon. 40 b
      • ;
    • Th. 134, 31
      • ;
    • Gú. 517
      • .

  • Hyge sceal heardum men

    a bold man must have courage,

    • 92 a
      • ;
    • Th. 346, 15
      • ;
    • Gn. Ex. 205
      • .

  • Hige sceal ðé heardra heorte ðé cénre ðé úre mægen lytlaþ

    the firmer must courage be, braver the heart, the more our force dwindles,

    • Byrht. Th. 140, 62
      • ;
    • By. 312
      • .

  • Hyge weallende

    a mind agitated by violent emotions.

    • Andr. Kmbl. 3415
      • ;
    • An. 1711.

  • Weóll him on innan hyge ymb his heortan,

    • Cd. 18
      • ;
    • Th. 23, 5
      • ;
    • Gen. 354.

  • Mín hyge dreóseþ bysig æfter bócum: hwílum hyge heortan neáh hearde wealleþ,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 122-6
      • ;
    • Sal. 60-2
      • .

  • Ðú wást ðæt ic eom unwís hyges

    tu scis insipientiam meam,

    • Ps. Th. 68, 6.

  • Ic mín gehát mid hyge gylde ðæt míne weleras ǽr wíse gedǽldan

    reddam vota mea, quæ distinxerunt labia mea,

    • 65, 12
      • :
    • 102, 19
      • .

  • Ic andette ðé mid hyge ealle heortan mínre

    confitebor tibi in toto corde meo,

    • 110, 1
      • :
    • 118
      • ,
    • 69
      • :
    • 94, 10
      • .

  • Wesan ðíne eáran gehýrende mid hige on eall gebedd esnes ðínes

    fiant aures tuæ intendentes in orationem servi tui,

    • 129, 2.

  • Mid hyge þencan

    to think with the mind,

    • Exon. 82 b
      • ;
    • Th. 311, 23
      • ;
    • Seef. 96
      • .

  • Wese heone mín on hige clǽne

    fiat cor meum immaculatum,

    • Ps. Th. 118, 80.

  • On mínum hyge hreóweþ

    I am grieved to think.

    • Cd. 22
      • ;
    • Th. 27, 31
      • ;
    • Gen. 426.

  • Ne meahte hé æt his hige findan ðæt hé wolde þeódne þeówian

    he could not find it in his heart to serve his prince,

    • 14
      • ;
    • Th. 18, 1
      • ;
    • Gen. 266
      • .

  • Hálig on hige

    holy of thought,

    • 133
      • ;
    • Th. 168, 9
      • ;
    • Gen. 2780
      • :
    • Exon. 73 b
      • ;
    • Th. 274, 14
      • ;
    • Jul. 533
      • ,

  • On heardum hyge

    in my hard heart,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 1614
      • ;
    • El. 809
      • .

  • Hét hicgan tó hige gódum

    bade them see to it that they were of good courage,

    • Byrht. Th. 131, 7
      • ;
    • By. 4.

  • Hí on heofon setton hyge hyra múþes

    posuerunt in cælum os suum,

    • Ps. Th. 72, 7.

  • Hæfde hyge strangne

    he had a strong heart,

    • Cd. 23
      • ;
    • Th. 29, 9
      • ;
    • Gen. 447
      • .

  • Heardrǽdne hyge,

    • 107
      • ;
    • Th. 141, 21
      • ;
    • Gen. 2348
      • .

  • Ic geornlíce gode þegnode þurh holdne hyge

    diligently I served God with loyal heart,

    • 28
      • ;
    • Th. 37, 7
      • ;
    • Gen. 586
      • :
    • Beo. Th. 539
      • ;
    • B. 267
      • .

  • Þurh yrne hyge

    in anger,

    • Exon. 16 b
      • ;
    • Th. 39, 10
      • ;
    • Cri. 620
      • :
    • Andr. Kmbl. 1941
      • ;
    • An. 973
      • .

  • Ðínne hyge gefæstna

    strengthen thine heart,

    • Exon. 93 a
      • ;
    • Th. 348, 33
      • ;
    • Sch. 37
      • :
    • Andr. Kmbl. 2427
      • ;
    • An. 1215
      • .

  • Dóþ eówre heortan hige hále and clǽne

    effundite coram illo corda vestra,

    • Ps. Th. 61, 8.

  • Nyllan gé eów on heortan ða hige staðelian

    nolite cor apponere,

    • 11.
Etymology
[
Laym, huȝe
:
Orm. hiȝ
:
Goth. hugs
:
O. Sax. hugi
:
O. Frs. hei
:
Icel. hugi, hugr
:
O. H. Ger. hugu, hugi animus, sensus, affectus.
]
Derived forms
hát-hyge
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “hyge.” 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/20251.

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