Um-sýsla

Old Norse Dictionary - um-sýsla

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

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

um-sýsla Old Norse word can mean:

um-sýsla
and umb-sýsla, u, f. occupation, management, Ld. 26; hann hét umsýslu sinni við föður sinn, Eg. 174, Fær. 67; þeir hétu honum umbsýslo sinni, Íb. 10.
um-sýsla
COMPDS: umsýslumaðr, umsýslumikill.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Íb.
Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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