Hugar-lund

Old Norse Dictionary - hugar-lund

Meaning of Old Norse word "hugar-lund" in English.

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

hugar-lund
f. fancy, disposition of mind; eptir sinni h., after one’s own fancy, Sks. 339, Stj. 451, Barl. 25, Fms. vi. 109; göra sér e-t í hugarlund, to fancy, imagine, freq.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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