Upp-rás
Old Norse Dictionary - upp-rás
Meaning of Old Norse word "upp-rás"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word upp-rás can mean:upp-rás
- upp-rás
- f. a rising up; u. elds, an eruption, BS. i; sólar u., sunrise, FmS. viii. 346, Stj. 68; u. dags, Mar.
- upp-rás
- 2. a raid, descent (from ships), Korm. 166, FaS. ii. 196, FmS. i. 100, 166, viii. 380.
- upp-rás
- 3. origin; upprás ok æfi þeirra merkismanna, BS. i. 59, Stj. 44, Skálda 209; brunnr ok u. (source) hita, sólin, MSS. 415. 9; u. alls úfriðar, FmS. viii. 345.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛒ-ᚱᛅᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)