Um-sjá

Old Norse Dictionary - um-sjá

Meaning of Old Norse word "um-sjá"

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

Old Norse word um-sjá can mean:um-sjá

um-sjá
f. (um-sjó, Grett. 103 A), gen. umsjá, Bs. i. 131; later umsjár, Fb. ii. 200, l. 7:—oversight, care, provision, supervision, Þórð. 13 new Ed., Fms. vi. 104; veita e-m u., Eg. 321; heita trausti ok u., Nj. 260, Bs. i. 131; með ráðum ok umsjá e-s, Fb. ii. 123.
um-sjá
COMPDS: umsjálauss, umsjásveinn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Þórð.
Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)
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