Upp-numning

Old Norse Dictionary - upp-numning

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

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

upp-numning Old Norse word can mean:

upp-numning: f. [nema], eccl. a being taken up into heaven, assumption, Stj. 241 (of Enoch); u. sællar Máriæ, Mar., Greg. 13; uppnumningar dagr, the Assumption-day, Fms. vi. 353, Mar.

upp-numning: 2. gramm. anticipation, Skálda.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

gramm.: grammar.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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