eldertongue

Old English · noun

ingehygd

Normalised inġehyġd

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈin.jeˌxyjd/
[ˈin.jeˌhyjd]
Syllables
ˈin · je · ˌxyjd (3 syllables)
Modern English
consciousnessinwitconscienceintentintention

Meaning

  1. consciousness, thought, thought, mind

  2. sense, conscience, inwit, understanding

  3. intent, intention, purpose, meaning, effect

    Gif ðæs synfullan ingehȳd bið gehrepod mid fyrhte ðæs upplīcan dōmes, ðonne wiðhæfð hē ðām unlustum.

    If the sinful's intent be touched with divination of celestial judgement, then he withstands the evil lust.

    1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:

Declension

Declension of ingehygd
SingularPlural
Nominative inġehyġdinġehyġdainġehyġde
Accusative inġehyġdeinġehyġdainġehyġde
Genitive inġehyġdeinġehyġda
Dative inġehyġdeinġehyġdum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From in- + ġehyġd (“mind”). Akin to hyċġan (“to think about, consider”), hogian (“to be concerned about, care for”).

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