Upp-taka
Old Norse Dictionary - upp-taka
Meaning of Old Norse word "upp-taka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word upp-taka can mean:upp-taka
- upp-taka
- u, f. a taking up, Stj. 414: a seizure, confiscation, u. búanna, Fms. xi. 87.
- upp-taka
- 2. a source = uppspretta; í keldu-sogit er gengr sunnan í lónit, fyrir sunnan upptöku, Dipl. v. 19.
- upp-taka
- 3. eccl. the translation of a saint, Bs. i. 305, 829.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛒ-ᛏᛅᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)