Umsát

Old Norwegian Dictionary - umsát

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "umsát" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

umsát: umsát, f. 1) Beleiring (jvf setjast, sitja umborg Fm. VI, 15122; Flat. III, 3004. 15),Indeslutning med Vaabenmagt, hvorvedman søger at faa en Stad (borg) i sinMagt; borgarmenn þóttust öruggir fyrirumsát þeirra Fm. VI, 152. 2) Bag- hold, at man tager Plads paa et Stedfor derfra at kunne overfalde en ufor-varende (jvf sitja um e-n); hann skiptiliði sínu í umsátir Fm. VIII, 427. 3) List, Efterstræbelse (lat. insidiæ), hvor-med man søger at komme en til Livs; veita e-m umsátir dvs. søge at komme en til Livs med sine Efterstræbelser, Þorskf. 591; Fm. VIII, 436; var mér veitt um-sát ok ofsókn dvs. man søgte at kommemig til Livs baade med List og Vold, Flat. I, 36424; vera í umsátum um e-ndvs. søge at komme en til Livs ved sin Efterstræbelse, Fm. X. 2938; fara, komaí umsátir e-s Flat. I, 47519. 47921; Fm. X, 34820.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᛘᛋᛆᛏ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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