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hugr -ar, -ir m

1. mind ; í hug eða verki, in mind or act ; vera í hug e-m, to be in one's mind ; koma e-m í hug, to come into one's mind, occur to one ; leiða e-t hugum, to consider ; ganga (líða, hverfa) e-m ór hug, to pass out of one's memory, to be forgotten ; snúa hug sínum eptir (at, frá) e-u, to turn one's mind after (to, from) ; mæla um hug sér, to feign, dissemble ; orka tveggja huga um e-t, to be of two minds about a thing ; orkast hugar á e-t, to resolve ; ef þér lér nökkut tveggja huga um þetta, if thou be of two minds about the matter ;
2. mood, heart, temper, feeling ; góðr h, kind heart ; illr h, ill temper, spite ; heill h, sincerity ; reynast hugi við, to make close acquaintance ; hugir þeirra fóru saman, they loved each other ;
3. desire, wish ; leggja hug á e-t, to lay to heart, take interest in ; leggja lítinn hug á e-t, to mind little, neglect ; leggja hug á konu, to fall in love with a woman ; mér leikr h á e-u, I long (wish) for a thing ; e-m rennr h til e-s, to have affection for one ; mér er engi hugr á at selja hann, I have no mind to sell him ;
4. foreboding ; svá segir mér h um, I forebode ; hann kvað sér illa hug sagt hafa (he had evil forebodings) um hennar gjaforð ; mér býðr hugr um e-t, I anticipate (eptir gekk mér þat, er mér bauð hugr um) ; mér býðr e-t í hug, it enters my mind, I think ; gøra sér í hug, to imagine ;
5. courage ; h ræðr hálfum sigri, a stout heart is half the battle ; herða huginn (hug sinn), to take heart, exert oneself

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