Hé-gómi

Old Norse Dictionary - hé-gómi

Meaning of Old Norse word "hé-gómi" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hé-gómi Old Norse word can mean:

hé-gómi: a, m. [the prefixed syllable hé- in hégómi and hégilja has no independent existence, but seems to be identical with Goth. hivi (by which word Ulf. renders the Gr. μόρφωσις, 2 Tim. iii. 5), A. S. hiv, Engl. hue, denoting outward appearance, with a notion of falseness; thus hégómi literally denotes whatever is false to the touch or taste, hé- and gómr, q. v.]:

hé-gómi: I. a cobweb, litter, dust, esp. within doors; reykr, hégómi, fölski, fys, fjúkandi lauf og strá, HallGr., freq. in mod. usage; it can only be accidental that the word is not found in old writerS.

hé-gómi: II. metaph. falsehood, folly, nonsense; var þat ekki nema hégómi vándra manna, FmS. ix. 449 (v. l. to lygi ein); sumir lásu bækr fyrir honum til þessa hégóma (nonsense), 460, v. l.; en Svíar mæla þessu í mót ok telja hégóma at þar hafi menn farizk, Ó. H. 18; en vér höfum setið hér at hégóma hans ok ginningum, Ld. 322; mikill h., great nonsense, FmS. vi. 445; af alvöru eðr af hégóma, Eg. 729; mæla tál ok hégóma, Nj. 358; h. ok uppslátta, FmS. ix. 285; þú segisk elska mik, en þat er þó ekki nema h. þinn, Stj. 417; hyggja hégóma, to think foolishly, Hom. 69; ekki sinni ek hégóma þínum, Ísl. ii. 214; verða at hégóma, to be set at naught, Barl. 8. 19, Stj. 433; heimsins h., Barl. 91; segja hégóma á e-n, to slander one, Karl. 57; eigi skal þú hafa nafn Drottins í hégóma, Pr. 437; mod., þú skalt ekki leggja nafn Drottins Guðs þíns við h., Exod. xx. 7.

hé-gómi: 2. mod. vanity, vain things; hégómi hégómans og allt er h., EccleS. i. 2, 14; skepnan er hégómanum undir gefin, Rom. viii. 20; í hégóma síns hugskots, EpheS. iv. 17.

hé-gómi: COMPDS: hégómadýrð, hégómalíf, hégómamaðr, hégómamal, hégómanafn, hégómastarf.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁ-ᚴᚢᛘᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

esp.: especially.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Hallgr.: Hallgrímr Pétrsson.

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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