Upp-hald

Old Norse Dictionary - upp-hald

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

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

upp-hald Old Norse word can mean:

upp-hald: n. a holding up, lifting. FaS. ii. 268, Stj.: of the host in the mass, Stat. 299, Pm. 101: a keeping up, preservation, veita upphald musterinu, FmS. viii. 279; um húsa u., n. G. L. i. 37, Anecd. 56; u. heilagrar trú, Stj.: maintenance. MS. 302. 170, SkS. 312 B.

upp-hald: COMPDS: upphaldskerti, upphaldsmaðr, upphaldsstika.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Anecd.: Anecdoton. (H. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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