Upp-risa

Old Norse Dictionary - upp-risa

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

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

upp-risa: u, f. a rising up, resurrection, Sks. 579, Fms. viii. 444; líkams u., Greg. 57; andar u., id.; upprisu-dagr, the day of resurrection, Rb. 80, 392, Hom. 52; upprisu tíð, tími, 52, Sks. 43: esp. the Resurrection, passim in mod. eccl. usage, n. T., Pass., Vídal.; upprisu-sálmar, hymns on the Resurrection.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

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

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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