uppreisn æru

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “revolt/insurrection of honour/reputation”.

Noun

uppreisn æru f (genitive singular uppreisnar æru, no plural)

1. vindication, exculpation of one's honour
   • (RÚV) a news segment from ruv.is

     Árni Johnsen fær uppreisn æru. Árna Johnsen fyrrverandi alþingismanni hefur verið veitt uppreisn æru, með forsetabréfi.

     Arni Johnsen is vindicated. Arni Johnsen, a former member of parliament has been granted vindication by a presidential letter.

Declension

Declension of uppreisn æru (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	uppreisn æru	uppreisnin æru
accusative	uppreisn æru	uppreisnina æru
dative	uppreisn æru	uppreisninni æru
genitive	uppreisnar æru	uppreisnarinnar æru

Derived terms

• fá uppreisn æru (receive vindication; confer the Danish term få oprejsning)

References

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2024), “uppreisn æru”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies