Hugin

[ hyoo-gin, hoo- or, often, yoo- ]

/ ˈhyu gɪn, ˈhu- or, often, ˈyu- /

noun Scandinavian Mythology.

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

Example sentences from the Web for hugin

Two ravens, Hugin and Munin, whose names signify thought and memory, were Odin's constant companions.
The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times|Alfred Biese
Hugin and Munin were Othin's attendant ravens who gave him information.
Stories and Ballads of the Far Past|Nora Kershaw
I fear for Hugin, that he come not back, yet more anxious am I for Munin.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson|Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
Their names were Hugin and Munin, and they came from the ends of the earth, where Odin sent them every morning.
The Heroes of Asgard|Annie Keary

I thought that Odin's birds, Hugin and Munin, sat on a tree before me.
The Story of Siegfried|James Baldwin