Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HINGAT

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 HINGAT

also spelt higat (Eg. 51, Nj. 227, Fms. i. 189, Stj. 27, 35) and hegat (Ísl. ii. 270, Gþl. 272), prob. only by dropping the mark of abbreviation (¯) above the line (hīgat, hēgat), as seen from old rhymes such as hingat fyrir konu bing, Eb. 73 new Ed.:—hither, Lat. huc, Íb. 5, Nj. 2, Grág. i. 189, Fms. i. 72, x. 18; hingat ok þangat, hither and thither, to and fro, viii. 39, Stj. 35, 284, Blas. 40; hón vissi löngum ekki hingat, i. e. she was in a senseless state, Bs. i. 384.

2 HINGAT

2. temp., hingat til, hitherto, 619. 73.

3 HINGAT

B. COMPDS: hingatburðr, hingatferð, hingatflutningr, hingatkváma, hingatspaning.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

HINGAT

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
opp: opposed to.
p.: page.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
temp.: temporal.

Works & Authors

Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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