Ups
Old Norse Dictionary - ups
Meaning of Old Norse word "ups"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ups
- f., spelt ux, n. G. l. i. 368, cp. Lat. ixi for ipsi, Sueton. Octav. ch. 88; [Ulf. ubizwa = στοά; A. S. efese; Engl. eaves; O. H. G. opusa; provinc. Germ. obsen (Schmeller); Swed. ufs; kindred is A. S. efesian; Icel. efsa]:—the eaves, D. n. vi. 84; upsar-dropi, a dropping from the eaves (Lat. stillicidium), n. G. l. i. 345, 368; logaði upp undir upsina, Eg. 238, D. n. vi. 84; freq. in mod. usage: metaph. of a mountain, norðan meðr berginu vestan fyrir ok svá upp í upsina, D. n. i. 616, v. 957.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- ch.
- chapter.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- provinc.
- provincial.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)