hugr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hugiz, whence also Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌲𐍃 (hugs), Old English hyġe, Old High German hugu, Dutch heug.

Noun

hugr m

  1. thought

Declension
  Declension of hugr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hugr hugrinn hugir hugirnir
accusative hug huginn hugi hugina
dative hug huginum hugum hugunum
genitive hugar hugarins huga huganna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: hugur
  • Faroese: hugur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hug
  • Old Swedish: hugher, hogher
  • Old Danish: hugh
    • Danish: hu c, (dialectal) hov c

References
  • hugr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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