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Old English · noun

hohscipe

Normalised hohsċipe

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong ja-stem
IPA
/ˈxox.ʃi.pe/
[ˈhox.ʃi.pe]
Syllables
ˈxox · ʃi · pe (3 syllables)
Modern English
foresightcautionthoughtfulnessdeliberationprudence

Meaning

  1. foresight, caution, prudence, thoughtfulness, deliberation

Declension

Declension of hohscipe
SingularPlural
Nominative hohsċipehohsċipu
Accusative hohsċipehohsċipu
Genitive hohsċipeshohsċipa
Dative hohsċipehohsċipum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From hoga + -sċipe. Compare Old Frisian hochnisse (“mind, memory”), Middle Low German hochenisse (“mind, memory”), Middle Dutch hogenisse, hoochnisse (“mind, memory”), Middle High German hugnisse (“mind, memory”).

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