Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Upp-risa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 upp-risa

u, f. a rising up, resurrection, Sks. 579, Fms. viii. 444; líkams u., Greg. 57; andar u., id.; upprisu-dagr, the day of resurrection, Rb. 80, 392, Hom. 52; upprisu tíð, tími, 52, Sks. 43: esp. the Resurrection, passim in mod. eccl. usage, N. T., Pass., Vídal.; upprisu-sálmar, hymns on the Resurrection.

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Runic Inscription

upp-risa

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
sing: singular.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
N. T.: New Testament.
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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