Hégómi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hégómi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hégómi" in Norwegian.

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

hégómi: hégómi, m. 1) Forfængelighed, alt saadant hvis sande Væsen ikke svarer til det ydre Skin. Fm. VI, 44524; heimsins hég-ómi Barl. 912; verða at hégóma dvs.vise sig forfængelig eller skuffende, ikkegaa i Opfyldelse (om Forvæntning o. desl.)Barl. 82. 1928; Stj. 43316; Mar. 10535;taka fyrir hégóma mál, tal e-s dvs. ringe-agte ens Ord, ikke bryde sig derom, OH. 1159; Flat. II, 22916. 2) usand-færdig, løgnagtig Tale. Fm. IX, 2854;Stj. 4177; segja mikinn hégóma á e-ndvs. lyve grovt paa en, Klm. 5713. 3) Fjas, Spøg; þat er alhugi mínn en eigihégómi Gunl. 5 (2143 fg); eigi skalþuhafa nafn dróttins í hégóma Pr. 4375.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᚵᚮᛘᛁ
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:

desl.: deslige.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

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