Hygginn
Old Norse Dictionary - hygginn
Meaning of Old Norse word "hygginn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hygginn
- adj. clever, intelligent, discreet, Ísl. ii. 341, Fms. v. 221, xi. 17, 33, Sd. 178, Grág. i. 175. N. G. l. i. 231; hyggnir menn, Post. 33, Karl. 352, 359.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚴᚴᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Post.
- Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
- Sd.
- Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)