Upp-runi
Old Norse Dictionary - upp-runi
Meaning of Old Norse word "upp-runi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word upp-runi can mean:upp-runi
- upp-runi
- a, m. [renna], an ‘up-running,’ growth, origin, Barl. 133, Sks. 136 new Ed., passim in mod. usage.
- upp-runi
- 2. the growing age, youth, Glúm. 335, Fms. xi. 8, 90, Hkr. iii. 175, Þiðr. 127, Trist. 1. uppruna-ligr (uppruna-liga, adv.), adj. original.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛒ-ᚱᚢᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- adj.
- adjective.
- adv.
- adverb.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)