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frá -hafi, from the beginning; (2) advancement, honour (þótti þeim mikit -haf í, ef þau væri lík guði);
-hafari, m. founder;
-hafligr, a. original;
-hafning, f. elevation, pride.
upphafs-maðr, m. author, originator (-maðr at e-u, til e-s);
-stafr, m. initial letter.
upp-hald, n. (1) holding up, lifting; (2) keeping up, preservation (veita -hald musterinu).
upphalds-kerti, n. a taper to be held up or carried in procession;
-maðr, m. upholder, maintainer.
upp-hár, a. coming high upon the leg (-hár skór);
-heimr, m. the heaven;
-heldi, n. upholding, maintenance;
-hlaup, n. riot, tumult.
upphlaups-maðr, m. rioter.
upp-hlutr, m. the upper part of a kirtle;
-hæð, f. elevation.
uppi, adv. (1) up; sitja u., to sit up; hafa u. øxina, to lift the axe; standa u., to be left standing (þeir, er þá stóðu u.); to lie ashore, of a ship; var u. röst mikil á firðinum, the current rose high; eiga vef u., to have a loom up, to be at work weaving; vera snemma u., to be up early; láta e-t u., to come forth with; (2) vera, u., to live (í þeira manna minnum, er þá vóru u.); to be at an end, gone (var u. hverr peningr); nú munu u. sögur þínar, now you must be quite at the end of your stories.
uppivözlu-maðr, m. a turbulent, overbearing man;
-mikill, a. turbulent, overbearing.
upp-kast, n. stretching, drawing;
-koma, -kváma, f. coming-up, outbreak (-koma elds);
-kveiking, f. kindling;
-lendingar, in. pl. the men from the Upplönd;
-lenzkr, a. belonging to the Upplönd;
-létti, n. ceasing, of rain;
-litning, f. looking up, contemplation;
-litill, a. small at the upper end, tapering;
-lok, n. unlocking opening;
-lokning, f. (1) = -lok; (2) delivery;
-lost, n., false rumour;
-lostning, f. false rumour;
-lægr. a. elevated, lying high.
Upp-lönd, n. pl. the Uplands, inland counties, in the east of Norway.
upp-nám, n., tefla í -nám, to expose a piece so that it can be taken;
-numning, f. being taken up into heaven, assumption.
uppnumningar-dagr, m. Assumption-day (-dagr Maríu).
upp-næmr, a. (1) confiscable, forfeitable (fé -næmt konungi); (2) vera –næmr fyrir e-m, to be helpless, at one's mercy;
-orpinn, pp. = -næmr 2;
-rás, f. (1) rise; -rás elds, eruption; sólar -rás, sunrise; (2) raid, descent, from ships (veita, gera -rás); (3) origin (-rás ok æfi þeira merkismanna); (4) cause (-rás alls úfriðar);
-regin, n. pl. the high gods;
-reising, f. a raising up, reparation;
-reisn, f. = -reist 2;
-reist, f. (1) uprising, rebellion (gera -reist í móti konungi) (2) raising up, reparation (hljóta skaða, en enga -reist); fá -reist, to rise again.
uppreistar-drápa, f. a poem on the creation;
-saga, f. the story of creation, the book of Genesis.
upp-rennandi, pr. p. rising (at -rennandi sólu);
-réttr, a. upright, erect (sitja -réttr);
-risa, f. resurrection (eptir -risu Jesu).
upprisu-dagr, m. Resurrection-day.
upp-runi, m. (1) rise (-runi sólar); (2) growth; (3) origin; (4) the growing age, youth;
-rœta (-tta, -ttr), v. to root up;
-saga, f. pronouncing (-saga dóms);
-sát, f. and n. a place where ships are drawn ashore;
-skár (-ská, -skátt), a. communicative (gerast -skár urn e-t);
-skelldr. pp. mounted (-skellt skaptit með silfri);
-skot, n. delay;
-slátta, f. = upplost, false rumour;
-smiði, n. building, raising a house;
-spretta, f. (1) spring fountain-head (-spretta árinnar) (2) source (-spretta úfriðar í landinu)
-staða, f. (1) a standing upright; (2) a standing up, rising;
-stertr, a. strutting; ganga -sterti, to walk haughtily;
-stigning, f. (1) rising, ascent, advance; (2) the Ascension.
uppstigningar-dagr, m. Ascension-day.
uppstigu-dagr, m. Ascension-day.
uppstóðu-tré, n. post.
upp-sögn, f. - -saga;
-tak, n. in-

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