geþoht

From ġe- +‎ þōht.

• IPA^(key): /jeˈθoːxt/

ġeþōht m or n

1. thought, what is determined after thought, idea, opinion, decree
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Sē þonne þisne wealsteal · wīse ġeþōhte
     ond þis deorce līf · dēope ġeondþenċeð,
     frōd in ferðe, · feor oft ġemon
     wælsleahta worn, · ond þās word ācwið:

     Then he deeply thinks over this wall-place
     and this dark life with wise thought,
     shrewd in mind, oft recalls the long bygone
     swarm of slaughters, and utters these words:

2. mind, purpose, intention
3. what is thought out, device, design, deliberation, counsel; rede
4. plan
   • "The Wife's Lament"

     Ongunnon þæt þæs mannes māgas hyċġan þurh dierne ġeþōht þæt hīe tōdǣlden unc.

     The person's relatives began to think of a secret plan to separate us.

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• Middle English: iðohte