Upp-hlutr
Old Norse Dictionary - upp-hlutr
Meaning of Old Norse word "upp-hlutr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word upp-hlutr can mean:upp-hlutr
- upp-hlutr
- m. the upper part of a kirtle, Fms. vii. 321; cp. upplítinn qs. upphlutinn, Eg. 602.
- upp-hlutr
- 2. in mod. usage a waistcoat, of ladies; cp. vefjar-u., Ld. 244.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛒ-ᚼᛚᚢᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- m.
- masculine.
- qs.
- quasi.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)