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1 upp-stigning
f. a rising, of the moon, Sks. 54, 55.2. esp. in an eccl. sense, the Ascension, Greg. 16, 17, Rb. 392, N. T., Pass., Vídal., passim. uppstigningar-dagr, m. Ascension-day, K. Þ. K., Ó. H. 73, Fms. vii. 187, Vm. 76, Icel. Almanack. -
2 upp-stiga
u, f. [A. S. upstig; Germ. aufsteigen], an ascent, Sks. 56; Uppstigu-dagr, Ascension-day, N. G. L. i. 422, Hom. (St.) -
3 Þórs-dagr
m. [A. S. Þunresdæg; O. H. G. Donares-tac, Toniris-tag; mid. Germ. Donres-tac; mod. Germ. Donners-tag; Dutch Donder-dag; Swed.-Dan. Tors-dag; in Engl. also contr. Thursday]:—Thursday, dies Jovis, N. G. L. ii. 347, Rb. 572, Fms. ix. 317, passim; Helgi-Þórsdagr, Holy Thursday, Ascension Day, Js. 11, Fms. ix. 526, D. N.; Skíri-Þórsdagr, Dan. Skjertorsdag, Thursday in Passion-week, passim. -
4 uppstigningardagr
m. Ascension-day. -
5 uppstigudagr
m. Ascension-day.
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