Huginn

== English == === Etymology === From Old Norse Huginn (“thought”), from hugr, from Proto-Germanic *hugiz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeḱ- (“to see, look”). === Proper noun === Huginn (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) a male given name ==== Declension ==== === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “Huginn”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “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