Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse yppa, from Proto-Germanic *uppijaną (to raise, lift).

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yppa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative yppti, supine yppt)

  1. to lift, raise (most often used of raising the shoulders or a hat)

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yppa

  1. inflection of yppe:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *uppijaną (to raise, lift).

Verb edit

yppa (singular past indicative ypti, plural past indicative yptu, past participle yptr)

  1. to lift, raise
  2. to announce [+dative]
    • Óðins nǫfn 1/1
      Nú skal’k yppa · Óðins nǫfnum
      Now I shall announce the names of Óðinn

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Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: yppa
  • Faroese: yppa
  • Norwegian:
  • Swedish: yppa
  • Danish: yppe

References edit

  • yppa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish yppa, from Old Norse yppa, from Proto-Germanic *uppijaną. Cognate of Danish yppe, Middle Low German uppen, Old English yppan.

Verb edit

yppa

  1. reveal, disclose, divulge
    yppa en hemlighet
    reveal a secret
  2. (reflexive) come forth, appear, present itself, arise, turn up
    ett tillfälle yppade sig
    an opportunity presented itself

Usage notes edit

The passive voice is identical in meaning to the reflexive form. Thus ett tillfälle yppas means the same as ett tillfälle yppade sig.

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