Um-ráð

Old Norse Dictionary - um-ráð

Meaning of Old Norse word "um-ráð" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

um-ráð: umb-ráð, n. guidance, management; með umbráði Markúss lögsögu-manns, Íb. 16; hann hefir umbráð um ferð þeirra, Ísl. ii. 343; eptir umráði biskups, K. Á. 214; skipa manni á pall á bak sér til umráða, for consultation, Grág. i. 8; skipa tveim mönnum í Lögréttu til umráða með sér, 5; einn dag til umráða, Eg. 279: a commission, Herodes hafði ríki at umráði Rómverja, Rb. 402.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛘ-ᚱᛅᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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