Upp-rás

Old Norse Dictionary - upp-rás

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

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

upp-rás Old Norse word can mean:

upp-rás: f. a rising up; u. elds, an eruption, BS. i; sólar u., sunrise, FmS. viii. 346, Stj. 68; u. dags, Mar.

upp-rás: 2. a raid, descent (from ships), Korm. 166, FaS. ii. 196, FmS. i. 100, 166, viii. 380.

upp-rás: 3. origin; upprás ok æfi þeirra merkismanna, BS. i. 59, Stj. 44, Skálda 209; brunnr ok u. (source) hita, sólin, MSS. 415. 9; u. alls úfriðar, FmS. viii. 345.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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