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Old English · noun

gehygd

Normalised ġehyġd

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/jeˈxyjd/
[jeˈhyjd]
Syllables
je · ˈxyjd (2 syllables)
Modern English
contemplationintentionthought

Meaning

  1. thought, contemplation, intention

    Ðu ana canst ealra gehygdo

    You alone know the thoughts of all men.

Declension

Declension of gehygd
SingularPlural
Nominative ġehyġdġehyġdeġehyġda
Accusative ġehyġdġehyġdeġehyġdeġehyġda
Genitive ġehyġdeġehyġda
Dative ġehyġdeġehyġdum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gahugdiz. Cognate with Gothic (gahugds). Equivalent to ġe- + hyġd, from hyċġan.

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