Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Um-sát

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 um-sát

f. (pl. umsetr, Str. 29), [sitja], an ambush, waylaying, Fær. 134, Fms. i. 181, vi. 152, viii. 427, x. 293, 348, Valla L. 226 (Cod. umsátur for umsátir, wrongly): metaph., þeir veittu opt umsátir at eyða sínum fjánd-mönnum, Fms. viii. 436.

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Runic Inscription

um-sát

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "um-sát" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Cod.: Codex.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)
Valla L.: Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)

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