Umsýsla

Old Norwegian Dictionary - umsýsla

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "umsýsla" in Norwegian.

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

umsýsla: umsýsla, f. 1) Omsorg for, Bistand med atbringe noget i Stand, skaffe det Frem-gang; þeir - héto honum umbsýslosínni til á nýja leik, at hér yrði ennvið kristninni tekit Ísl. 7 (1016); héthann sínni umsýslu við föður sínn Eg.36 (7212); Flat. I, 1374. 2) Omsorgfor, Tilsyn med Ting eller Personer; Þ.var þá hniginn ok þurfti umsýslu þeirramjök dvs. at de skulde hjælpe ham medBestyrelsen af hans Anliggender, Laxd.10 (1525).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᛘᛋᛦᛋᛚᛆ
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.

s.: substantiv.

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