Hyggindi

Old Norse Dictionary - hyggindi

Meaning of Old Norse word "hyggindi" in English.

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

hyggindi
in mod. usage a n. pl., but in old writers often a f. sing. and spelt hyggjandi, Edda (Gl.), Hm. 6, Skv. 3. 49, Fms. iv. 132, Hðm. 28, Hom., Grág. i. 176:—circumspection, wisdom, svo eru hyggindi sem í hag koma, a saying; at viti ok hyggindi, Fms. v. 342; at hyggindum, Landn. 259; at hyggindi ok réttlæti, Fms. iii. 106; vill hyggjandi (gen. sing.), out of one’s senses, Fas. i. 436 (in a verse); hyggindis-munr, Grett. 147 A.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
sing.
singular.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hðm.
Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
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