Hingat

Old Norse Dictionary - hingat

Meaning of Old Norse word "hingat" in English.

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

hingat Old Norse word can mean:

hingat: also spelt higat (Eg. 51, Nj. 227, Fms. i. 189, Stj. 27, 35) and hegat (Ísl. ii. 270, Gþl. 272), prob. only by dropping the mark of abbreviation (¯) above the line (hīgat, hēgat), as seen from old rhymes such as hingat fyrir konu bing, Eb. 73 new Ed.:—hither, Lat. huc, Íb. 5, Nj. 2, Grág. i. 189, Fms. i. 72, x. 18; hingat ok þangat, hither and thither, to and fro, viii. 39, Stj. 35, 284, Blas. 40; hón vissi löngum ekki hingat, i. e. she was in a senseless state, Bs. i. 384.

hingat: 2. temp., hingat til, hitherto, 619. 73.

hingat: B. COMPDS: hingatburðr, hingatferð, hingatflutningr, hingatkváma, hingatspaning.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

prob.: probably.

temp.: temporal.

Works & Authors cited:

Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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