Höfigr
Old Norse Dictionary - höfigrMeaning of Old Norse word "höfigr" (or hǫfigr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
höfigr Old Norse word can mean:
- höfigr (hǫfigr)
- or höfugr, adj., acc. contr. höfgan, höfgir, höfgum, [A. S. heafig]:—heavy, Hkr. iii. 199; h. steinn, BS. i. 640; höfug byrðr, Grág. ii. 166, FmS. x. 203, Hkr. iii. 184: neut., hann kvað svá höfugt á sér, at hann mátti hvergi hrærask, Sturl. i. 119 C.
- höfigr (hǫfigr)
- 2. heavy with sleep, sleepy; e-m er höfugt, FmS. viii. 89, 655 iii. 2; svefn-höfugt.
- höfigr (hǫfigr)
- II. metaph. hard, rude; höfigt orð, BS. i. 341: heavy, difficult, 169: irksome, 155.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfigr may be more accurately written as hǫfigr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- contr.
- contracted.
- l.
- line.
- neut.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)