á-hugi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

á-hugi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 á-hugi

a, m., prop. intention, mind; með þeim á. at …, transl. of Lat. intentio, Hom. 80, 655 xxiii; ok nú segir hann öllum hver fyrirætlun hans (honum?) er í áhuga, … what he is minded to do, Ísl. ii. 355.

2 á-hugi

β. eagerness, impulse of the mind (now freq. in that sense); ekki skortir ykkr á., Nj. 137.

3 á-hugi

γ. mind, opinion; eigi er því at leyna, hverr minn á. er um þetta, ek hygg …, Fær. 199.

4 á-hugi

δ. care, solicitude, = áhyggja, Fms. ii. 146.

5 á-hugi

COMPDS: áhugafullr, áhugalítill, áhugamaðr, áhugamikill, áhugasamt, áhugaverðr.

Runic Inscription

ᛅ-ᚼᚢᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.
transl
translation, translated.
transl.
translation, translated.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)

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