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Old English · adjective

hygegeomor

Normalised hyġeġeōmor

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈxy.jeˌjoː.mor/
[ˈhy.jeˌjoː.mor]
Syllables
ˈxy · je · ˌjoː · mor (4 syllables)

Meaning

  1. sad in mind, mournful, sorrowful

    heardsǣliġne, · hyġeġeōmorne, mōd mīþendne, · morþor-hyċġende.

    When I found a fully fitting man for me, luckless, sad-minded, soul-hiding, murder-thinking.

    Ðā iċ mē ful ġemæcne · monnan funde,

Declension

All forms (20)

Etymology

From hyġe (“mind”) + ġeōmor (“sad”).

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