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Hugin

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[hyoo-gin, hoo-, yoo-] / ˈhju gɪn, ˈhu-, ˈju- /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.


Etymology

Origin of Hugin

< Old Norse Huginn, equivalent to hugi mind, thought + ( i ) nn definite article

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Deep Sea Vision had first put to sea in September 2023 from Papua New Guinea, launching a $9-million Hugin 6000 submersible equipped with a Doppler, a magnetometer, an echo sounder and a side-scan sonar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2024

Hugin attacked him over the scandal, but Menendez won by double digits.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

The ad did not pay off for Hugin, who was swamped by Menendez.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2018

It's not clear whether Hugin even welcomes the presidential support.

From Fox News ● Nov. 6, 2018

Perched on his broad shoulders sat two inky-black ravens, Hugin and Munin, whom every morning he sent to wing their flight about the world that they might see what was going on.

From Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas by E. M. (Ethel Mary) Wilmot-Buxton

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