Upp-reist
Old Norse Dictionary - upp-reist
Meaning of Old Norse word "upp-reist"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word upp-reist can mean:upp-reist
- upp-reist
- f. (upp-reisn, less right, n. G. L. i. 311, and in mod. usage), an uprising, in arms, Orkn. 98, Fms. v. 69, xi. 261; göra u. í móti konungi, Eg. 538, Fms. x. 410; veita u., 399; allir er honum var grunr á at uppreistar var af ván, Eg. 73; með sviklegri u., Sks. 525: mod. rebellion.
- upp-reist
- 2. a rising; fá u., to rise again, Fms. v.i. 237, 196; hversu mikla u. staðrinn þyrfti at hafa, ef …, 299; eiga u. síns máls, GþL. 15; hljóta skaða en enga u., Eg. 115.
- upp-reist
- 3. the genesis, creation, in the following old COMPDS: uppreistardrápa, uppreistarsaga.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛒ-ᚱᛁᛁᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)