hogian

Old English[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *hugōn, from Proto-Germanic *hugōną. Cognate with Middle Low German hogen, hȫgen (“to think, remember, imagine”), Middle Dutch hogen (“to think about, remember, rejoice, desire, remind”), Old High German hogēn (“to consider, heed, be careful”), Middle High German hogen, hugen, hügen (“to think, ponder, desire, rejoice, be pleased, long for, want, remember”), Old Norse huga (“to think about, consider”).

hogian

to think, think about, consider
to know, understand, be wise, be prudent
to care, take heed, be solicitous or anxious, mind, be cautious
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Basilius, Bishop"
  ...Ne hoga þu embe þæt...
  ...Be not anxious about that...
to purpose, strive, intend, be intent on, resolve, busy oneself
to decide
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
  Forðī ic hohggode þæt ic scolde nān habban, forðī ic wolde bēon þī frēora Gode tō þāwianne.
  Therefore I decided that I would take none, because I wished to be the freer to serve God.

Conjugation of hogian (weak class 2)