Upp-haf
Old Norse Dictionary - upp-hafMeaning of Old Norse word "upp-haf" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
upp-haf Old Norse word can mean:
- upp-haf
- n. a beginning; upphaf sögu, Fms. viii. 3; u. síns máls, i. 20; u. at kvæði, Eg. 647; kvæði … ok er þetta u., Hkr. i. 161; þat er u. á sögu þessi, Gísl. 77; í upphafi skapaði Guð himin ok jörð, Gen. i. 1; upphaf ok endir, Rev.
- upp-haf
- 2. an origin, cause, beginning; þá fellr þat mál ok heitir hans u., n. G. l. i. 352; upphaf alls ófriðar, Fms. viii. 345, v. l.; the saying, sá veldr mestu er upphafinu veldr.
- upp-haf
- 3. advancement, honour; fá u. af konungi, Sks. 450, 468.
- upp-haf
- 4. remission, Stj. 110 (Dan. ophæve).
- upp-haf
- COMPDS: upphafsdagr, upphafsmaðr, upphafsmánuðr, upphafsstafr, upphafssynd, upphafsvitni.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛒ-ᚼᛅᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- Dan.
- Danish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
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