Upp-spretta
Old Norse Dictionary - upp-spretta
Meaning of Old Norse word "upp-spretta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word upp-spretta can mean:upp-spretta
- upp-spretta
- u, f. an ‘up-spirt,’ spring, fountain-head, Stj. 30, 75, 612; u. árinnar, Fms. iii. 183, Edda 3; út í Laxárós frá uppsprettum, Vm. 5; rennandi vötn fljóta af ymissum uppsprettum, Fms. ii. 89; u. allrar líknar, u. úfriðar, rót ok u., Al. 11, 124.
- upp-spretta
- COMPDS: uppsprettubrunnr, uppsprettuvatn, uppsprettuæðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛒ-ᛋᛒᚱᛁᛏᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)