Huginn

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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.

OriginOld Norse Huginn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Norsehuman sciencesone 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

  1. Old NorseHuginn“thought”
  2. EnglishHuginn

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

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APA

Huginn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huginn

MLA

“Huginn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huginn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Huginn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huginn.

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