Hugsa

Old Norse Dictionary - hugsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hugsa" in English.

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

hugsa Old Norse word can mean:

hugsa: að, [early Dan. hugse, mod. huske = to remember; for the mod. Dan. tænke and also Icel. þenkja were borrowed from the German, and do not occur until the time of the Reformation]:—to think:

hugsa: I. absol. to think; því hefir oss þat gefit verit at hugsa, Dipl. ii. 14; þó at eigi megi auga sjá eðr eyra heyra né engi manns hugr hugsa, hversu …, Fms. i. 229; h. til Guðs, Stj. 138; þeir hugsuðu hví þat mundi gegna, Edda (pref.); ek vissa hvat Símon hugsaði, Post. 656 C. 28.

hugsa: II. with acc. to think out, Lat. excogitare; ek mun hugsa yðr konung, Stj. 441; hugsaðu vandliga hvar hann liggr, 424; hugsat hefi ek kostinn, Nj. 3: to intend, þér hugsuðut mér íllt, Stj. 239; sagði at hann hafi þat helzt hugsat, Fms. i. 83: h. sik, to bethink oneself, ii. 133, Karl. 15, Bs. ii. 121.

hugsa: 2. with prepp.; h. sik um e-t, to take counsel with oneself (um-hugsan); h. sik fyrir, to have forethought, ponder over, Fms. xi. 442; h. fyrir sér, to ponder over, vii. 88, 289; h. um e-t, to think about a thing, Stj. 423, passim; h. eptir um e-t, Fms. x. 6.

hugsa: III. reflex., hugsaðisk honum svá til, at …, Fms. vii. 88; e-m hugsast e-t, a thing occurs to one’s mind.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

absol.: absolute, absolutely.

f.: feminine.

pl.: plural.

pref.: preface.

acc.: accusative.

Lat.: Latin.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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