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Upp-saga

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1 upp-saga

u, f. a ‘saying forth,’ pronouncing; u. dóma, Sks. 646 B; uppsögu-váttr, Grág. i. 124: esp. a law term, the public recital (segja upplög) of law by the Speaker, in the Icel. alþing, which was to take place partly every year, partly every third year, Grág. i. 11; sem at kveðr í uppsögu, as is said in the Speaker’s recital, ii. 37; var þat uppsaga Þorgeirs, at allir menn skyldi vera skírðir á Íslandi, it was Thorgeir’s ‘saw’ (i. e. judgment, sentence) that all men should be Christians, Bs. i. 25.
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Runic Inscription

upp-saga

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
p.
page.
part
participle.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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