Upp-burðr

Old Norse Dictionary - upp-burðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "upp-burðr" in English.

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

upp-burðr
m. a bringing up; uppburð ok útburð, Jb. 405: metaph. a request, Hom. 129. uppburðar-lítill, adj. shy, timid, Finnb. 300.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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