upphaf

Etymology
From from.

Noun

 * 1) beginning, start
 * 2) * Icelandic translation of Genesis 1:1
 * Í upphafi skapaði Guð himin og jörð.
 * In the beginning God created heaven and earth.

Etymology
From. Verbal noun of.

Noun

 * 1) beginning
 * 2) * Gospel of John 1,1 (from "Homiliu-Bók. Isländska Homilier" ed. Wisén 1872)
 * Í upphafi var orð ok orð var með guði ok guð var orð.
 * 1) advancement, honour