HÖFIGR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HÖFIGR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HÖFIGR

or höfugr, adj., acc. contr. höfgan, höfgir, höfgum, [A. S. heafig]:—heavy, Hkr. iii. 199; h. steinn, Bs. i. 640; höfug byrðr, Grág. ii. 166, Fms. x. 203, Hkr. iii. 184: neut., hann kvað svá höfugt á sér, at hann mátti hvergi hrærask, Sturl. i. 119 C.

2 HÖFIGR

2. heavy with sleep, sleepy; e-m er höfugt, Fms. viii. 89, 655 iii. 2; svefn-höfugt.

3 HÖFIGR

II. metaph. hard, rude; höfigt orð, Bs. i. 341: heavy, difficult, 169: irksome, 155.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚠᛁᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
acc.
accusative.
adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
contr.
contracted.
l.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
neut.
neuter.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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