Ups

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ups

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ups" in Norwegian.

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

ups
ups, f. 1) lodret Klippevæg der oventil be-grændses af en skarp Kant eller er Yder-kanten af en Flade. DN. I, 616. V, 597. 2) Tagskjæg (ags. efese, eng. eaves, got.ubizva, ght. opasa); Egill greip uppstokkinn ok gékk heim til stufunnarok skaut endanum, er logaði, upp undirupsina Eg. 46 (936); DN. VI, 8426; jvfupsardropi.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᛕᛋ
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:

eng.
engels.
f.
Feminin.
got.
gotisk.
s.
substantiv.

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