Hugr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hugr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hugr" in English.

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

hugr Old Icelandic word can mean:

hugr: (-ar, -ir), m.

hugr: 1) mind;

hugr: í hug eða verki, in mind or act;

hugr: vera í hug e-m, to be in one’s mind;

hugr: koma e-m í hug, to come into one’s mind, occur to one;

hugr: leiða e-t hugum, to consider;

hugr: ganga (líða, hverfa) e-m ór hug, to pass out of one’s memory, to be forgotten;

hugr: snúa hug sínum eptir (at, frá) e-u, to turn one’s mind after (to, from);

hugr: mæla um hug sér, to feign, dissemble;

hugr: orka tveggja huga um e-t, to be of two minds about a thing;

hugr: orkast hugar á e-t, to resolve;

hugr: ef þér lér nökkut tveggja huga um þetta, if thou be of two minds about the matter;

hugr: 2) mood, heart, temper, feeling;

hugr: góðr ~, kind heart;

hugr: illr ~, ill temper, spite;

hugr: heill ~, sincerity;

hugr: reynast hugi við, to make close acquaintance;

hugr: hugir þeirra fóru saman, they loved each other;

hugr: 3) desire, wish;

hugr: leggja hug á e-t, to lay to heart, take interest in;

hugr: leggja lítinn hug á e-t, to mind little, neglect;

hugr: leggja hug á konu, to fall in love with a woman;

hugr: mér leikr ~ á e-u, I long (wish) for a thing;

hugr: e-m rennr ~ til e-s, to have affection for one;

hugr: mér er engi ~ á at selja hann, I have no mind to sell him;

hugr: 4) foreboding;

hugr: svá segir mér ~ um, I forebode;

hugr: hann kvað sér illa hug sagt hafa (he had evil forebodings) um hennar gjaforð;

hugr: mér býðr ~ um e-t, I anticipate (eptir gekk mér þat, er mér bauð ~ um);

hugr: mér býðr e-t í hug, it enters my mind, I think;

hugr: gøra sér í hug, to imagine;

hugr: 5) courage;

hugr: ~ ræðr hálfum sigri, a stout heart is half the battle;

hugr: herða huginn (hug sinn), to take heart, exert oneself.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚴᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

e-m: einhverjum.

e-t: eitthvat.

e-u: einhverju.

e-s: einhvers.

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