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Old English · noun

geþoht

Normalised ġeþōht

Part of speech
noun, masculine / neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/jeˈθoːxt/
Syllables
je · ˈθoːxt (2 syllables)
Modern English
ideaopiniondetermineddecreedesignintentionrededeliberation

Meaning

  1. thought, what is determined after thought, idea, opinion, decree

    ond þis deorce līf · dēope ġeondþenċeð, frōd in ferðe, · feor oft ġemon wælsleahta worn, · ond þās word ācwið:

    Then he deeply thinks over this wall-place and this dark life with wise thought, shrewd in mind, oft recalls the long bygone swarm of slaughters, and utters these words:

    Sē þonne þisne wealsteal · wīse ġeþōhte
  2. mind, purpose, intention

  3. what is thought out, device, design, deliberation, counsel; rede

  4. plan

    Ongunnon þæt þæs mannes māgas hyċġan þurh dierne ġeþōht þæt hīe tōdǣlden unc.

    The person's relatives began to think of a secret plan to separate us.

    "The Wife's Lament"

Declension

Declension of geþoht
SingularPlural
Nominative ġeþōhtġeþōhtasġeþōht
Accusative ġeþōhtġeþōhtasġeþōht
Genitive ġeþōhtesġeþōhta
Dative ġeþōhteġeþōhtum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From ġe- + þōht.

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