Högni

Old Norse Dictionary - högni

Meaning of Old Norse word "högni" (or hǫgni) in English.

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

högni Old Norse word can mean:

högni (hǫgni): a, m. a tom cat, freq. in mod. usage.

högni (hǫgni): II. a pr. name, mid. H. G. Hagene, Landn.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

mid. H. G.: middle High German.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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