Upp-salir

Old Norse Dictionary - upp-salir

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

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

upp-salir
m. pl. Upsala, a famous town in Sweden, the residence of the king, and the central seat of the cultus of Odin, see Yngl. S. ch. 5 sqq., Ó. H. ch. 60; Uppsala-auðr, the treasure of U., the public exchequer of the kings of Sweden, Yngl. S. ch. 12, Ó. H. ch. 60; Uppsala-þing, 63, 64; Uppsala-lög, 60.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Yngl. S.
Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)
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