Uppi

Old Icelandic Dictionary - uppi

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "uppi" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

uppi Old Icelandic word can mean:

uppi: adv.

uppi: 1) up;

uppi: sitja ~, to sit up;

uppi: hafa ~ øxina, to lift the axe;

uppi: standa ~, to be left standing (þeir, er þá stóðu ~);

uppi: to lie ashore, of a ship;

uppi: var ~ röst mikil á firðinum, the current rose high;

uppi: eiga vef ~, to have a loom up, to be at work weaving;

uppi: vera snemma ~, to be up early;

uppi: láta e-t ~, to come forth with;

uppi: 2) vera ~, to live (í þeira manna minnum, er þá vóru ~);

uppi: to be at an end, gone (var ~ hverr peningr);

uppi: nú munu ~ sögur þínar, now you must be quite at the end of your stories.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛒᛁ

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

e-t: eitthvat.

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