Um-sát

Old Norse Dictionary - um-sát

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

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

um-sát: f. (pl. umsetr, Str. 29), [sitja], an ambush, waylaying, Fær. 134, Fms. i. 181, vi. 152, viii. 427, x. 293, 348, Valla l. 226 (Cod. umsátur for umsátir, wrongly): metaph., þeir veittu opt umsátir at eyða sínum fjánd-mönnum, Fms. viii. 436.

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

Abbreviations used:

Cod.: Codex.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

Valla L.: Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)

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