HJÚKA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HJÚKA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HJÚKA

mod. hjúkra, að, in the phrase, h. at e-m, to nurse, cherish (a baby, a sick person), 623. 36, Fms. ii. 59, Pass. 44. 6, where it rhymes with sjúka; lífinu hjúkrar hönd, 47. 6: reflex., hón hjúkaðisk lítt við þessa fæðu er til var, Fs. 174.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᚢᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

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