Hugi

Old Norse Dictionary - hugi

Meaning of Old Norse word "hugi"

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

Old Norse word hugi can mean:hugi

hugi
a, m. = hugr, Hbl. 21, Edda 24, Glúm. 323, Hkr. ii. 243, Stj. 5, and passim, the weak and strong forms being used almost indiscriminately both in old and mod. usage, as also in the compds, huga-góðr, huga-fullr, = hug-góðr, hug-fullr, q. v.; á-hugi, zeal; var-hugi, caution; at-hugi, attention.
hugi
II. a pr. name, Fms.; cp. mid. Lat. Hugo, Engl. Hugh.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Lat.
Latin.
mid. Lat.
middle Latin.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Hbl.
Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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