Upp
Old Icelandic Dictionary - uppMeaning of Old Icelandic word "upp" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
upp Old Icelandic word can mean:
- upp
- adv.
- upp
- 1) up;
- upp
- ~ ok niðr, ~ ok ofan, up and down;
- upp
- íkorni renn ~ ok niðr eptir askinum, a squirrel springs up and down the tree;
- upp
- grípa ~, to pick up;
- upp
- ~ með, up along;
- upp
- líta ~, to look up;
- upp
- búa (gera) ~ hvílu, to make up a bed;
- upp
- drepa ~ eld, to strike fire;
- upp
- 2) with the notion of consuming;
- upp
- drekka (eta) ~, to drink (eat) up;
- upp
- ausa ~, to bale out;
- upp
- skipta ~, to share it all out;
- upp
- 3) with the notion of discovery;
- upp
- spyrja, frétta ~, to find out;
- upp
- 4) quite;
- upp
- fullr ~ flærðar, brimful of falsehood;
- upp
- 5) of time;
- upp
- ~ frá því, ever since;
- upp
- ~ heðan, henceforth;
- upp
- 6) ~ á, upon, on;
- upp
- ~ á trú þina, upon thy faith;
- upp
- ~ á Ebresku, in Hebrew;
- upp
- sjá, horfa ~ á, to look upon;
- upp
- hugsa ~ á, to yearn for, to be bent on.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛒ
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
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