Áhugi

Old Icelandic Dictionary - áhugi

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "áhugi" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

áhugi Old Icelandic word can mean:

áhugi
m.
áhugi
1) intention, mind; e-m er e-t í áhuga, one intends to do a thing;
áhugi
2) eagerness (ekki skortir ykkr áhuga);
áhugi
3) mind, opinion (eigi er því at leyna, hverr minn á. er um þetta);
áhugi
4) care, solicitude, áhyggja;
áhugi
5) devotion; biðja þeir goðm með miklum áhuga, fervently.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚼᚢᚴᛁ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.

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