Undir-staða

Old Norse Dictionary - undir-staða

Meaning of Old Norse word "undir-staða"

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

Old Norse word undir-staða can mean:undir-staða

undir-staða
u, f. a stand, = stétt; kross með undirstöðum, Vm. 6, 41, 51; kirkja á tvær undirstöður, 36; skrín með undirstöðum, Pm. 10; páska blað með undirstöðu, 108.
undir-staða
2. a groundwork; þær bækr er undirstöður heilagra ritninga, Ver. 1; skilja grundvöll ok undirstöðu á sökunum, Sks. 581.
undir-staða
3. the true sense, true meaning, Skálda 205, Rb. 192; varðar mest til allra orða, at undirstaðan (the substance) sé réttlig fundin, Lil. 96; cp. the senses of the Gr. ὑπόστασις.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
cp.
compare.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Pm.
Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Ver.
Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
Lil.
Lilja. (A. III.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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