hǫfugr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *habugaz, *habīgaz.

Adjective

hǫfugr

  1. heavy, difficult

Declension

Strong declension of hǫfugr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǫfugr hǫfug hǫfugt
accusative hǫfgan hǫfga hǫfugt
dative hǫfgum hǫfugri hǫfgu
genitive hǫfugs hǫfugrar hǫfugs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǫfgir hǫfgar hǫfug
accusative hǫfga hǫfgar hǫfug
dative hǫfgum hǫfgum hǫfgum
genitive hǫfugra hǫfugra hǫfugra
Weak declension of hǫfugr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǫfgi hǫfga hǫfga
accusative hǫfga hǫfgu hǫfga
dative hǫfga hǫfgu hǫfga
genitive hǫfga hǫfgu hǫfga
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǫfgu hǫfgu hǫfgu
accusative hǫfgu hǫfgu hǫfgu
dative hǫfgum hǫfgum hǫfgum
genitive hǫfgu hǫfgu hǫfgu
Declension of comparative of hǫfugr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǫfgari hǫfgari hǫfgara
accusative hǫfgara hǫfgari hǫfgara
dative hǫfgara hǫfgari hǫfgara
genitive hǫfgara hǫfgari hǫfgara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǫfgari hǫfgari hǫfgari
accusative hǫfgari hǫfgari hǫfgari
dative hǫfgurum hǫfgurum hǫfgurum
genitive hǫfgari hǫfgari hǫfgari
Strong declension of superlative of hǫfugr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǫfgastr hǫfgust hǫfgast
accusative hǫfgastan hǫfgasta hǫfgast
dative hǫfgustum hǫfgastri hǫfgustu
genitive hǫfgasts hǫfgastrar hǫfgasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǫfgastir hǫfgastar hǫfgust
accusative hǫfgasta hǫfgastar hǫfgust
dative hǫfgustum hǫfgustum hǫfgustum
genitive hǫfgastra hǫfgastra hǫfgastra
Weak declension of superlative of hǫfugr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǫfgasti hǫfgasta hǫfgasta
accusative hǫfgasta hǫfgustu hǫfgasta
dative hǫfgasta hǫfgustu hǫfgasta
genitive hǫfgasta hǫfgustu hǫfgasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hǫfgustu hǫfgustu hǫfgustu
accusative hǫfgustu hǫfgustu hǫfgustu
dative hǫfgustum hǫfgustum hǫfgustum
genitive hǫfgustu hǫfgustu hǫfgustu

Derived terms

  • hefja (“to heave, to lift”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: höfugur

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “höfugr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 177; also available at the Internet Archive
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