Old English · verb
ahycgan
Normalised āhyċġan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 3
- IPA
- /ɑːˈxyj.jɑn/[ɑːˈhyd.d͡ʒɑn]
- Syllables
- ɑː · ˈxyj · jɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- deviseinventthink of
Meaning
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to devise, invent
-
to search
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to think of
Þonne semninga on Syne beorg sūþanēastan sunnan lēoma cymeð of sċyppende sċȳnan lēohtor þonne hit men mæġen mōdum āhyċġan, beorhte blīcan, þonne bearn godes þurh heofona ġehleodu hider ōðȳweð.
Then forthwith, on Zion hill, the bright light of the Sun will come from the Lord, from the southeast, brighter than anyone could think in minds, shine brightly, then the child of God will show himself hither through the arcs of the heavens.
10th century, Christ III:
Conjugation
All forms (14)
Etymology
Equivalent to ā- + hyċġan.
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