Fyrir-hyggja

Old Norse Dictionary - fyrir-hyggja

Meaning of Old Norse word "fyrir-hyggja"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fyrir-hyggja
u, f. (-hygsla, N. G. l. i. 215), forethought, prevision, Fms. ii. 121, Ld. 186, Hkr. ii. 102, H. E. i. 387, v. l. (freq.)

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᛁᚱ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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