Huggan

Old Norwegian Dictionary - huggan

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "huggan" in Norwegian.

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

huggan: huggan, f. Beroligelse af ens Sind, For-mildelse af ens haarde Vilkaar, hvaddertil kan tjene (jvf líkn); aldri mun ekfá ró eða huggan þessa heims Str.4219; snœrist huggan hans í harm,gleði hans í grát o. s. v. Str. 4237;þér megut verja til eigi meira, en yþrsé eigi skaþi í, en mér þó huggan viðat taka Mork. 9832 (jvf Fm. VI, 3711);þat væri til hugganar þeim, er eftir lifði,at - Flat. II, 35728; jvf Eb. 27 (4412);gef mér erfingja þann, er verði hngganandar mínnar Heilag. I, 2314; hugganfátœkra manna Flat. III, 24734; h.eymdar Fm. VI, 23424; h. meina Heilag.II, 4514.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚢᚵᚵᛆᚿ
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.

v.: Verbum.

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