Úhœgr

úhœgr

úhœgr, adj. 1) vanskelig; hón kvað úhœgtum at ráða ofbeldi hans Anal. 17229(Pr. 467); úhœgt mun forlögin at flýjaVatsd. 10 (2022); konungr var hinn reið-asti, ok var úhœgt at koma orðumvið hann Eg. 45 (8913). 2) byrdefuld;sótt elnaði á hendr Gizuri biskupi okgjörðist hörð, ströng ok óhœg Bp. I,6920; mér þótti íllt á at sjá, er ek vissa,at honum var svá óhœgt, en ek máttaekki at gera Nj. 136 (21425); hann erhonum úhœgr ímóti Gyð. 826. 3) til-bøielig, vant til at fortrædige, forulempeandre; þá er synir Haralds hárfagravóru rosknir, gjörðust þeir ofstopa-menn miklir ok úhœgir innanlandsFlat. I, 22320; Homil. 10727; Heilag. I,25720.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᚼᚯᚵᚱ
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.

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• Old Icelandic - Geir Zoëga's Dictionary