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uppreisn

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See also: Uppreisn and upprisa

Icelandic

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Etymology

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Compare rísa upp (to rise, to stand up, to rise up) and reisn (grandeur; dignity).

Noun

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uppreisn f (genitive singular uppreisnar, nominative plural uppreisnir)

  1. a revolt, a rebellion, an insurrection

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “uppreisn”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies