Höfugr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfugr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfugr" (or hǫfugr) in Norwegian.

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

höfugr (hǫfugr)
höfugr, adj. 1) tung af Vægt, = þungr.Skírn. 21; OH. 2462 (Flat. III, 3833);Flat. I, 5805; Leif. 765; Bp. I, 64019;fig. þrífist sá maðr hvergi, er þessi griðrýfr -, ok bindr hann sér svá höfgabyrð, at hann komist aldregi undanGrg. I, 20511. 2) besværlig, ubehagelig; vissi sér á höndum höfgar nauðir Völ.11; honum gékk lestrinn seint ok treg-liga, en mönnum þótti þungt ok höf-ugt at hlýða, þeim er hjá stóðu Bp.I, 1555. 3) søvnig, = svefnsamr, svefn-höfugr; bað konungr þá hvílast oklét sér vera höfugt ok kvaðst sofavilja Fm. VIII, 8917; gerði (upers.) hon-um svá höfugt á miðri götu, svá athann hugðist eigi mundu lifa, nemahann legðist niðr ok sofnaði Heilag.II, 4319. - I Ordene þaðan frá mæltihann ekki høfvct orþ prestinum Bp.I, 34117 synes höfugt at staa istedetfor öfugt (se öfugr) ligesom omvendt öfgafor höfga Dn. VIII, 5 (se under höfgi 3).

Part of speech: adj

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfugr may be more accurately written as hǫfugr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚵᚱ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
f.
Feminin.
fig.
figurlig, i figurlig betydning.
gr.
græft.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
p.
Pagina, side.
s.
substantiv.

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