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hyge

hyge

Old English

Noun

hyġe m (nominative plural hyġas)

  1. (poetic) thought, mind, mood, desire, inclination
    Forþon is min hyge geomor. Therefore my thought is sad. (‘The Wife's Lament’)
    ne biþ him to hearpan hyge. He has no desire/mind for the harp. (‘The Seafarer’)

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