Yppa
Old Norse Dictionary - yppa
Meaning of Old Norse word "yppa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word yppa can mean:yppa
- yppa
- t and ð, [upp], ‘to up,’ lift up; with dat. to ‘up with’ a thing, út gékk hón síðin, ypðit lítt hurðum, Am. 47 (see remarks s. hníga III. 2. β); hann ypti merki sínu, Karl. 296; áðr Börs synir bjóðum of ypðu, lifted the earth above the waters (in the creation), Vsp. 4; yppa svipum, to ‘up with one’s face,’ look up, Gm. 45; meðan Gillings gjöldum yppik, i. e. whilst I utter my song, Eyvind.
- yppa
- II. metaph. to hold up, exalt, extol; yppa ráðum yðru kappi, Arnór; yppa hans lofi, Fms. x. 372, Al. 71; engi vegr er at yppa hér fyrir alþýðu úgæfu frænda várra, Ölk. 37; mann yptan ok sæmdan, a man lifted up and praised, Barl. 170.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ölk.
- Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)