Hyge-mēþe

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hyge-mēþe

Substitute: weary or sad in mind :-- Brōdor ofscēt ōderne . . . : þæt wæs feohleás gefeoht fyrenum gesyngad hredre hyge-mēde one brother shot the other . . . that was a fight where no bōt could be claimed (cf. Wedra helm lie meahte on þām feorhbanan fǣhde gebētan, 2465), evilly done, with a breast filled with sad thoughts (i. e. the slayer was bitterly grieved for the dreadful act he had perpetrated?), B. 2442. hyge-meþe,hyge-meðe