Participles
| Present | hyċġende |
| Past | (ġe)hogod |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | hyċġe |
| 2nd sing. | hyġst |
| 3rd sing. | hyġþ |
| 1st plur. | hyċġaþ |
| 2nd plur. | hyċġaþ |
| 3rd plur. | hyċġaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | hogde |
| 2nd sing. | hogdest |
| 3rd sing. | hogde |
| 1st plur. | hogdon |
| 2nd plur. | hogdon |
| 3rd plur. | hogdon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | hyċġe |
| 2nd sing. | hyċġe |
| 3rd sing. | hyċġe |
| 1st plur. | hyċġen |
| 2nd plur. | hyċġen |
| 3rd plur. | hyċġen |
Past
| 1st sing. | hogde |
| 2nd sing. | hogde |
| 3rd sing. | hogde |
| 1st plur. | hogden |
| 2nd plur. | hogden |
| 3rd plur. | hogden |
Imperative
| Singular | hyġe |
| Plural | hyċġaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'hycgan'
hycgan,
Verbs similar to 'hycgan'
ahycgan,
bycgan,
abycgan,
behycgan,
bygan,
byrgan,
cygan,
dyngan,
ecgan,
fylgan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *huggjan, from Proto-Germanic *hugjaną (“think, consider”). Cognate with Old Saxon huggian, Old High German huggen, Old Norse hyggja, Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hugjan). See: Proto-Germanic '
*hugjaną', Old Saxon '
huggian'.
Sample Sentences
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…þæt biþ in eorle · indryhten þēaw,
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þæt hē his ferðlocan · fæste binde,
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healde his hordcōfan; · hyċġe swā hē wille. (…that a noble habit is in a brave man,
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that he would tightly bind his spirit,
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keep his treasure-chamber; think as he want.) [10th century, The Wanderer:]
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"The Wife's Lament"
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Ongunnon þæt þæs mannes māgas hyċġan þurh dierne ġeþōht þæt hīe tōdǣlden unc. (The person's relatives began to think of a secret plan to separate us.)
Cognates
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