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Ge-hygd

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1 ge-hygd

f : es; n. Thought, cogitation, meditation, deliberation, consultation; cōgĭtātio, mĕdĭtātio, consĭlium :-- Sceal on leóht cuman heortan gehygd his heart's thought shall come into light, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 17; Cri. 1039 : 77 b; Th. 290, 28; Wand. 72. On mínre gehygde heortan ealre in tōto corde meo, Ps. Th. 137, 1 : 118, 58 : 54, 20. Þurh deóp gehygd through deep thought, Exon. 72 a; Th. 268, 13; Jul. 431 : Cd. 221; Th. 285, 28; Sat. 344. Sete on Drihten ðín sóþ gehygd jacta in Deum cōgĭtātum tuum, Ps. Th. 54, 22. Ne biþ ðǽr wiht forholen monna gehygda there shall be naught of men's cogitations concealed, Exon. 23 b; Th. 65, 15; Cri. 1055. On sefan gehygdum in the mind's thoughts, 39 b; Th. 130, 27; Gú. 444 : 81 a; Th. 305, 14; Fä. 88. Eálá ðæt we nú mágon geseón on ussum sáwlum synna wunde, mid líchoman leahtra gehygdu eágum alas that we now may see in our souls wounds of sin, with the body's eyes wicked cogitations! 27 a; Th. 80, 32; Cri. 1315. Ðú ána canst ealra gehygdo thou alone knowest the thoughts of all men, Andr. Kmbl. 136; An. 68 : 399; An. 2oo. Hí sáwle frætwaþ hálgum gehygdum they adorn their souls with holy meditations, Exon. 44 b; Th. 150, 15; Gú. 779 : 62 b; Th. 229, 22; Ph. 459. Landágende men ic lǽrde ðæt hie heora gafol mid gehygdum aguldon I taught landowners to pay their taxes carefully, Blickl. Homl. 185, 22. [Goth. ga-hugds; f : O. Sax. gi-hugd; f.] DER. breóst-, gást-, in-, inn-, mód-gehygd. ge-hygd
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ᚷᛖ-ᚻᚣᚷᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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O. Sax.
Old Saxon

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An.
Andreas (OE poem)
Andr.
Andreas (OE poem)
Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Cri.
Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Gú.
Guthlac (OE poem)
Jul.
Juliana (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Ps.
Psalms (OE)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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