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.)
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