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Old English · noun

hyht

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/xyxt/
[hyçt]
Syllables
xyxt (1 syllable)
Modern English
hightexultationhopeexpectation

Meaning

  1. hope

    ... ⁊ hē him forġeaf ēċes līfes hyht.

    ... and he gave them the hope of everlasting life.

    Blickling Homilies, "Pentecost Sunday"

  2. joy, exultation

  3. expectation

Declension

Declension of hyht
SingularPlural
Nominative hyhthyhtas
Accusative hyhthyhtas
Genitive hyhteshyhta
Dative hyhtehyhtum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *huhtiz, from *hugiz (“thought; mind”). Compare Middle High German huht (“thought; mind; memory”), Old English hyġd (“meaning; thought; remembrance”).

Descendants

hight

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