Hugsan
Old Norse Dictionary - hugsan
Meaning of Old Norse word "hugsan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hugsan can mean:hugsan
- hugsan
- f. thought, thinking, Sturl. iii. 242 (opinion), Fms. i. 185, Al. 163; bera h. fyrir e-u, Sturl. i. 206; h. ok ætlun, 656 A. i. 31, N. T., Pass., Vídal., very freq.
- hugsan
- COMPDS: hugsunaraugu, hugsunarlauss, hugsunarleysi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚴᛋᛅᚾ
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.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. T.
- New Testament.
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Vídal.
- Vídalíns-Postilla.