Yppa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - yppa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "yppa" in Norwegian.

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

yppa: yppa, v. (pt) 1) lukke op, aabne, = lúkaupp; út gékk hón síðan, ypti lítt hurð-um Am. 44. 2) hæve i Veiret, løfte;yppa merki Klm. 29626. 3) kundgjøre,lade blive bekjendt (jvf koma í lopt);alla vega brott í frá henni þjóta söng-fœri, þau er með ýmissum háttum yppafagrliga hennar lofi Alex. 7119; Fm. X,37217; vil ek þar með yppa mínu máliMag.* 8822; yppa fyrir alþýðu úgæfue-s Ölk. 2018; yppa sínu ofmetnaðar-kappi Thom. 23112. 4) gjøre anselig,ophøie til Ære, berømme; ek sá íllsku-fullan mann mjök yptan ok háleitligasœmdan Barl. 17013; hann yppist viðmjök dvs. han gjør sig i den Anledningstore Tanker om sig selv, Band.* 1418.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛦᛕᛕᛆ
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:

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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