Hígung

Old English Dictionary Entry

Hígung

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words: tó-hígung; hígþ. higung

Definitions

1 hígung

f. Striving, endeavour, effort :-- Se flǽscbana hæfde ꝥ getogene sweord on his handa and mid stranglice hígunge (nisu forti) áhóf þone earm upp in heánesse and mynte sleán þone Godes wer, Gr. D. 254, 34.

Runic Inscription

ᚻᛁᚷᚢᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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