Höfgi

Old Norse Dictionary - höfgi

Meaning of Old Norse word "höfgi" (or hǫfgi) in English.

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

höfgi Old Norse word can mean:

höfgi (hǫfgi): a, m. heaviness, weight; h. jarðar, Sks. 627; h. krossins, Hom. 103; gefa e-m höfga, to weigh upon one, Anecd. 20.

höfgi (hǫfgi): II. metaph. a sleep, nap, Fb. i. 542; léttr h., Th. 77; rann h. á Svein, Fms. xi. 288; svefn-h., ómegins-h. höfga-vara, u, f. heavy wares, Grág. ii. 402.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfgi may be more accurately written as hǫfgi.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

f.: feminine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Anecd.: Anecdoton. (H. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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