Huginn

English

Etymology

From Old Norse Huginn (“thought”).

Proper noun

Huginn

  1. (Norse mythology) one of a pair of ravens, the other being Muninn, who fly throughout the world and report any unusual events back to Odin. They are essentially Odin's messengers

Icelandic

Proper noun

Huginn m (proper noun, genitive singular Hugins)

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Huginn (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative Huginn
accusative Hugin
dative Hugin, Hugni1
genitive Hugins

1Proscribed.

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “Huginn”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “Huginn”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)
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