Hygginn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hygginn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hygginn" in Norwegian.

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

hygginn: hygginn, adj. 1) begavet med Forstand ogTænksomhed. Frost. II, 92; Grág. 6615.33423; Fm. XI, 173. 3310; Laxd. 21 (4814); hygginn ok nœfr OHm. 882; hygginn okglöggþekkinn Heið. 23 (3415); heimskrsýnist yðr hann vara hjá yðr, en mérlízt hann yðr hyggnari Svarfd. 2754;hinir hraustustu urðu hræddir, en inirhyggnostu hanstola Klm. 35235; allirþeir, er hyggnastir váru, fundu sikvorðna fífl af sínum ráðum Klm. 35922. 2) = hyggiligr; þetta er oss hit hygg-nasta ráð ok hit hagligasta El. 2011.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛦᚵᚵᛁᚿᚿ
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.

fd.: finlandisk.

m.: Masculin.

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