hugr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hugiz, whence also Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌲𐍃 (hugs), Old English hyġe, Old High German hugu, Dutch heug.

Noun

hugr m

  1. thought, mind
    • Hávamál 95 (tr. W. H. Auden and P. B. Taylor):
      Hugr einn þat veit, · er býr hjarta nær,
      einn er hann sér of sefa;
      ǫng er sótt verri · hveim snotrum manni
      en sér engu at una.
      The mind alone knows what is near the heart,
      Each is his own judge:
      The worst sickness for a wise man
      Is to crave what he cannot enjoy.
  2. heart (in the sense of "courage")

Declension
  Declension of hugr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hugr hugrinn hugir hugirnir
accusative hug huginn hugi hugina
dative hug huginum hugum hugunum
genitive hugar hugarins huga huganna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: hugur
  • Faroese: hugur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hug
  • Old Swedish: hugher, hogher
  • Old Danish: hugh
    • Danish: hu c, (dialectal) hov c

Further reading

References
  • “hugr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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