Undir-staða

Old Norse Dictionary - undir-staða

Meaning of Old Norse word "undir-staða" in English.

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

undir-staða Old Norse word can mean:

undir-staða: u, f. a stand, = stétt; kross með undirstöðum, Vm. 6, 41, 51; kirkja á tvær undirstöður, 36; skrín með undirstöðum, Pm. 10; páska blað með undirstöðu, 108.

undir-staða: 2. a groundwork; þær bækr er undirstöður heilagra ritninga, Ver. 1; skilja grundvöll ok undirstöðu á sökunum, Sks. 581.

undir-staða: 3. the true sense, true meaning, Skálda 205, Rb. 192; varðar mest til allra orða, at undirstaðan (the substance) sé réttlig fundin, Lil. 96; cp. the senses of the Gr. ὑπόστασις.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

cp.: compare.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

Lil.: Lilja. (A. III.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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