upp
See also: Upp
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse upp, from Proto-Germanic *upp.
Adverb edit
upp
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse upp, from Proto-Germanic *upp.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
upp
Derived terms edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse upp. Akin to English up.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
upp
References edit
- “upp” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *upp. Cognate with Old Frisian up, Old Saxon up, Old Dutch up, Old High German ūf, Old Norse upp.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
upp
- up
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "THE NATIVITY OF ST. ANDREW THE APOSTLE"
- Crist ða beseah upp wið þæs rican...
- Christ then looked up towards the rich man...
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "THE PASSION OF THE BLESSED MARTYR LAWRENCE"
- Arærað hine upp...
- Raise him up...
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "THE PASSION OF THE APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL"
- ...and he sylf wearð færlice upp on ðære lyfte gesewen.
- ...and he himself suddenly appeared up in the air.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "THE NATIVITY OF ST. ANDREW THE APOSTLE"
Usage notes edit
This word is used to describe where something is going: sēo sunne gǣþ upp (“the sun goes up”). To describe where something is located, the word uppe is used instead: sēo sunne is uppe (“the sun is up”).
Antonyms edit
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Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *upp (“up”). Cognate with Old English upp, Old Frisian up, Old Saxon up, Old High German ūf, Gothic 𐌹𐌿𐍀 (iup).
Preposition edit
upp
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “upp”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
- opp (common in some Swedish dialects)
Etymology edit
From Old Norse upp, from Proto-Germanic *upp.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
upp (not comparable)
- up (away from earth’s centre)
- Antonym: ner
- Han klättrade upp för stegen, så nu är han uppe på taket
- He climbed up the ladder, so now he's up on the roof