Hyggja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hyggja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hyggja" in Norwegian.

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

hyggja: hyggja, f. Forstand, = hyggjandi, vizka;tóku at trúa -, at hann hefði guðligahyggju (= lat. mentem divinam), eðaguðin birti fyrir honum óorðna lutiPr. 30820 (Sall. Jug. c. 92); blinda ekaugu þeirra ok hyggjur, lét ek þá gleymahimneskri speki Heilag. I, 4791; eigivita þeir fyrir guði sannare at sínnihyggju Landsl. 9, 139; þær hyggjurmegu líta himneska luti, er með góðraverka ilm leita dróttins Homil. 11632.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛦᚵᚵᛁᛆ
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:

c.: Capitel.

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

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