upp

See also: Upp

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse upp, from Proto-Germanic *upp.

Adverb

upp

1. up

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse upp, from Proto-Germanic *upp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʏhp/
• Rhymes: -ʏhp

Adverb

upp

1. up

Derived terms

Derived terms

• alast upp
• ala upp
• finna upp
• gefast upp
• lofa upp í ermina
• setja upp hundshaus
• velta upp úr brauðmylsnu
• velta upp úr hveiti

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse upp. Akin to English up.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊpː/, [ʊpʰː], [ʊ̟pʰː], [upʰː]
• (Gudbrand Valley) IPA^(key): [ʊ̟ʰpʰː]

Adverb

upp

1. (pre-1938 or dialectal) alternative form of opp (“up”)

   Upp i dalen ― Up into the valley (lative)

References

• “upp” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Old English

Alternative forms

• up

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *upp. Cognate with Old Frisian up, Old Saxon up, Old Dutch up, Old High German ūf, Old Norse upp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /upp/, [up]

Adverb

upp

1. up

Usage notes

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

• niþer

Descendants

• Middle English: up, upp, vp, ap
  • English: up
  • Scots: up
  • Yola: ap, up

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *upp (“up”). Cognate with Old English upp, Old Frisian up, Old Saxon up, Old High German ūf, Gothic 𐌹𐌿𐍀 (iup).

Preposition

upp

1. up

Descendants

• Icelandic: upp
• Faroese: upp
• Norwegian Nynorsk: upp
• Old Swedish: up
  • Swedish: upp
• Danish: op
  • Norwegian Bokmål: opp
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: opp

References

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

Swedish

Alternative forms

• opp (common in some Swedish dialects)

Etymology

From Old Norse upp, from Proto-Germanic *upp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɵp/, [ɵpː]

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Adverb

upp (not comparable)

1. 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

Related terms

• blåsa upp
• ge upp
• göra upp
• höra upp
• kasta upp
• läsa upp
• repa upp
• se upp
• sida upp och sida ned
• slå upp
• sprätta upp
• stiga upp
• stiga upp på fel sida
• äta upp

 

See also

• uppe (“up, as a location”)