Umskipti

Old Norwegian Dictionary - umskipti

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "umskipti" in Norwegian.

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

umskipti: umskipti, n. 1) Deling; gerir þetta vatn-fall (nl. Tanais) þar umskipti á fyrr-sögðum heimsins þriðjungum (nl. Eu- ropa og Asia) Post. 3622. 2) Afgjørelse af to Fienders eller stridendes Mellem-værende; umskipti hafa nú orðit okmun Vandill drepinn, ok leggjum áflótta Flat. I, 14114 jvf 14634; þá munhér verða skjótt umskipti at ek munláta drepa þik Flat. I, 3908; Þorskf. 6124. 704; Grett. 56; Fm. VI, 3469; Flat. II, 5226; Nj. 83 (12230); berjast til um-skiptis Sturl. II, 21330 3) Forandring, hvorved det ene træder ind i det andetsSted; engan skal til lausnar (til at af-løse den som er nefndr til þings) nefna,ok því at eins umskipti á gera, at þeimgangi löglig forföll firir, er fyrr varnefndr Landsl. (Indl. 1, 1324). 4) Be- stemmelse hvorved man vælger det eneog forkaster det andet af to Alternativer; þú gerir íllt umskipti á ráði þínu,leggst í hernað - þar sem (istedet for at) þú skyldir guði þjóna Flat. I, 36317.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᛘᛋᚴᛁᛕᛏᛁ
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.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

ndl.: nydøidsk.

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