Áhyggja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - áhyggja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "áhyggja" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

áhyggja: áhyggja, f. 1) at man har sine Tankeralvorligen henvendt paa noget. Kgs. 81;Stat. 229. 2) Omsorg; bera áhyggjufyrir e-m dvs. sørge, bære Omsorg for en Heilag. I, 8513. 3) Bekymring. Flat.8122; OH. 19710; fá, bera áhyggju dvs.blive, være bekymret, OHm. 42; Fm.V, 195; e-m fær áhyggju dvs. en bliverbekymret, Fm. IV, 181; þessir hafa öngvaáhyggju fœzlu né klæðnaðar Heilag.II, 3382 (Matth. 6, 25). 4) Fortrædelig-hed, som volder Bekymring; hinar ýtriáhyggjur = lat. externae molestiaeHom. 213.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᚼᛦᚵᚵᛁᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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