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