hyge
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[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hugaz. Cognate with Old Saxon hugi, Old High German hugu, hugi, Old Norse hugr, Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌲𐍃 (hugs).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈhyje/
[edit] Noun
hyġe m. (nominative plural hyġas)
- (poetic) thought, mind, desire, inclination
- Forþon is min hyge geomor. Therefore my thought is sad. (‘The Wife's Lament’)
- ne biþ him to hearpan hyge. He has no desire/mind for the harp. (‘The Seafarer’)
