Upp-staða

Old Norse Dictionary - upp-staða

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

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

upp-staða
u, f. a standing upright, Str. 36, Greg. 48: a standing up, rising, Bs. i. 825, Sturl. iii. 12; uppstöðu-tré, a post, Ld. 316.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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