Um-skipti

Old Norse Dictionary - um-skipti

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

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

um-skipti
n. a change, turn; íllt u., Fms. ii. 119; því u., vi. 346; þá er u. orðit með þeim, Hrafn. 28: mostly in plur., skjót u., Fms. ii. 158; göra u. á e-u, Gþl. 12; dásamlig u., Magn. 532; nökkur u., Ld. 254; börðusk þeir lengi, svá at eigi urðu u., an indecisive battle, Nj. 122; þar til er u. yrði með þeim, Finnb. 332, 338.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
plur.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hrafn.
Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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