hyht
Old English
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editEtymology
editUnknown. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *huhtiz, from *hugiz (“thought; mind”). Compare Middle High German huht (“thought; mind; memory”), Old English hyġd (“meaning; thought; remembrance”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithyht m
- hope
- Blickling Homilies, "Pentecost Sunday"
- ... ⁊ hē him forġeaf ēċes līfes hyht.
- ... and he gave them the hope of everlasting life.
- Blickling Homilies, "Pentecost Sunday"
- joy, exultation
- expectation
Declension
editDeclension of hyht (strong a-stem)
Descendants
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