Upp-nám

Old Norse Dictionary - upp-nám

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

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

upp-nám Old Norse word can mean:

upp-nám: n. = Dan. oppe-börsel, a receipt of a fee or the like; vera í uppnámi, to be in receipt of a thing, n. G. L. i. 76, 77; uppnáma-maðr, a receiver of a fee, id.

upp-nám: 2. a chess term; tefla í uppnám, to expose a piece so that it can be taken, SturL. iii. 123; hence the phrase, vera í uppnámi, to be in imminent danger.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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