Upp-runi

Old Norse Dictionary - upp-runi

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

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

upp-runi Old Norse word can mean:

upp-runi: a, m. [renna], an ‘up-running,’ growth, origin, Barl. 133, Sks. 136 new Ed., passim in mod. usage.

upp-runi: 2. the growing age, youth, Glúm. 335, Fms. xi. 8, 90, Hkr. iii. 175, Þiðr. 127, Trist. 1. uppruna-ligr (uppruna-liga, adv.), adj. original.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

adj.: adjective.

adv.: adverb.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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