hyge

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hugi, cognate with Old Saxon hugi, Old High German hugu, hugi, Old Norse hugr, Modern Norwegian hug, Modern Swedish håg, Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌲𐍃 (hugs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxy.je/, [ˈhy.je]

Noun

hyġe m (nominative plural hyġas)

  1. (poetic) thought, mind, mood, desire, inclination
    • Forþon is mīn hyġe ġeomor. ― Therefore my thought is sad. (‘The Wife's Lament’)
    • ne biþ him tō hearpan hyġe. ― He has no desire/mind for the harp. (‘The Seafarer’)

Usage notes

  • The noun is not attested in the plural.

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative hyġe hyġas
accusative hyġe hyġas
genitive hyġes hyġa
dative hyġe hyġum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: hige, huȝe, huiȝe, hiȝe, huie, hiȝ, hie
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