modes hiwung
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From mōd (“mind”) + hīwung (“shaping, illusion”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- imagination
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
- Sē wīsdōm is hālig and hine sylfne ætbrēt fram mōdes hīwunge and myndlēasum geðōhtum.
- Wisdom is holy and removes itself from imagination and mindless thoughts.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
Declension edit
Declension of modes hiwung (strong ō-stem)