Upp-stigning

Old Norse Dictionary - upp-stigning

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

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

upp-stigning Old Norse word can mean:

upp-stigning
f. a rising, of the moon, Sks. 54, 55.
upp-stigning
2. esp. in an eccl. sense, the Ascension, Greg. 16, 17, Rb. 392, N. T., Pass., Vídal., passim. uppstigningar-dagr, m. Ascension-day, K. Þ. K., Ó. H. 73, Fms. vii. 187, Vm. 76, Icel. Almanack.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
eccl.
ecclesiastical.
esp.
especially.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
N. T.
New Testament.
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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