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Huginn

Huginn proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

Huginn

  1. (Norse) 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.

Origin of Huginn

From Old Norse Huginn (“thought”), from hugr, from Proto-Germanic *hugiz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeḱ- (“to see, look”).

Questions about Huginn

What does Huginn mean?
Huginn means 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.
What part of speech is Huginn?
Huginn is a proper noun.

Words near Huginn in the dictionary

  1. Hughly
  2. hughmilleriid
  3. hughmilleriids
  4. Hughson
  5. Hugill
  6. Huginn
  7. hugless
  8. Hugley
  9. Hugleys
  10. Hugli
  11. Hugli-Chuchura

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