Upp-stiga
Old Norse Dictionary - upp-stiga
Meaning of Old Norse word "upp-stiga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- upp-stiga
- u, f. [A. S. upstig; Germ. aufsteigen], an ascent, SkS. 56; Uppstigu-dagr, Ascension-day, N. G. L. i. 422, Hom. (St.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛒ-ᛋᛏᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)