Um-hyggja

Old Norse Dictionary - um-hyggja

Meaning of Old Norse word "um-hyggja" in English.

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

um-hyggja Old Norse word can mean:

um-hyggja
u, f. [Dan. omhu], thoughtfulness, care; svipta þik várri umhyggju ok forsjá, Bs. i. 40; með ástsemd ok föðurligri umhyggju, Dipl. i. 2.
um-hyggja
COMPDS: umhyggjulauss, umhyggjulítill, umhyggjumaðr, umhyggjusamr.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
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