Hugin
[hyoo-gin, hoo- or, often, yoo-]
- one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.
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Compare Munin.
Origin of Hugin
< Old Norse Huginn, equivalent to hugi mind, thought + (i)nn definite article
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Huggins, like Hugh, appears to have the same root as Hugin, viz.
I thought that Odin's birds, Hugin and Munin, sat on a tree before me.
The Story of SiegfriedJames Baldwin
And Hugin flapped his wings, and said, 'What more vile than a false friend?
The Story of SiegfriedJames Baldwin
Hugin and Munin were Othin's attendant ravens who gave him information.
Stories and Ballads of the Far PastNora Kershaw
Their names were Hugin and Munin, and they came from the ends of the earth, where Odin sent them every morning.
The Heroes of AsgardAnnie Keary