modes hiwung

Old English

Alternative forms
  • hīwung mōdes

Etymology

From mōd (“mind”) +‎ hīwung (“shaping, illusion”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoː.des ˈxiː.wunɡ/, [ˈmoː.des ˈhiː.wuŋɡ]

Noun

mōdes hīwung f

  1. 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.

Declension
Declension of modes hiwung (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mōdes hīwung mōdes hīwunga, mōdes hīwunge
accusative mōdes hīwunge mōdes hīwunga, mōdes hīwunge
genitive mōdes hīwunge mōdes hīwunga
dative mōdes hīwunge mōdes hīwungum

Synonyms
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