Old Norse Dictionary Entry

á-hugi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

5 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.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

á-hugi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "á-hugi" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

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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