Uppreistar-drápa

Old Norse Dictionary - uppreistar-drápa

Meaning of Old Norse word "uppreistar-drápa"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

uppreistar-drápa
u, f. a poem on the creation; skaltú bæta við Guð er þú hefir svá mjök gengit af trú þinni, vil ek nú at þu yrkir uppreistar drápu, ok bætir svá sál þína, Fms. ii.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛒᚱᛁᛁᛋᛏᛅᚱ-ᛏᚱᛅᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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