Hugna

Old Norse Dictionary - hugna

Meaning of Old Norse word "hugna" in English.

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

hugna
að, to please; e-m hugnar e-t, something pleases one, one likes it, is pleased, satisfied with it; h. vel, ílla, Eg. 395, Lv. 34, Fs. 27, 138, 152, Fas. i. 220, Glúm. 355, 365, Orkn. 14, Korm. 154, Ld. 328, Band. 7 new Ed.: reflex., e-m hugnask e-t, id., Ld. 50, Ó. H. 43, Eg. 96 (v. l.), Sturl. i. 24, Str. 19.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
reflex.
retlexive.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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