Old English · noun
modes hiwung
Normalised mōdes hīwung
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈmoː.des ˈxiː.wunɡ/[ˈmoː.des ˈhiː.wuŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈmoː · des · ˈxiː · wunɡ (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- imagination
Meaning
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imagination
Sē wīsdōm is hālig and hine sylfne ætbrēt fram mōdes hīwunge and myndlēasum geðōhtum.
Wisdom is holy and removes itself from imagination and mindless thoughts.
c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mōdes hīwung | mōdes hīwungamōdes hīwunge |
| Accusative | mōdes hīwunge | mōdes hīwungamōdes hīwunge |
| Genitive | mōdes hīwunge | mōdes hīwunga |
| Dative | mōdes hīwunge | mōdes hīwungum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From mōd (“mind”) + hīwung (“shaping, illusion”).
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