gehydan

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ hȳdan (hide).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈxyː.dɑn/, [jeˈhyː.dɑn]

Verb

ġehȳdan

  1. to hide, conceal
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      wlonc bī wealle. · Sume wīġ fornōm,
      ferede in forðweġe; · sumne fugel ōþbær
      ofer hēanne holm; · sumne sē hāra wulf
      dēaðe ġedǣlde, · sumne drēoriġhlēor
      in eorðsċræfe · eorl ġehȳdde.
      proud by the wall. The war took away some men,
      carried into the forth-way; a bird bore away someone
      over deep sea; the grey wolf shared someone with death;
      a sad-faced warrior hid someone in earthen cave.
  2. to watch, guard, heed
  3. to bring into safety, make firm, fasten

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