1 upp-nám
n. = Dan. oppe-börsel, a receipt of a fee or the like; vera í uppnámi, to be in receipt of a thing, N. G. L. i. 76, 77; uppnáma-maðr, a receiver of a fee, id.
2 upp-nám
2. a chess term; tefla í uppnám, to expose a piece so that it can be taken, Sturl. iii. 123; hence the phrase, vera í uppnámi, to be in imminent danger.