uppå
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish up ā, from Old Norse upp á, equivalent to upp (“up”, adverb) + å (“on”, preposition). Cognate with English upon.
Pronunciation
[edit]Preposition
[edit]uppå
- (somewhat solemn or dialectal) Synonym of på (“on”), upon
- 1877, H. Aminson, “Folkvisor § Bergatrollets frieri [verse 2]”, in Bidrag Till Södermanlands Äldre Kulturhistoria, volume 1, Stockholm, page 22:
- Aldrig har det varit någon sadel uppå dem, […]
- Never has there been a saddle upon them, […]
Derived terms
[edit]- på (through rebracketing – compare English 'pon)
References
[edit]- uppå in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- uppå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- uppå in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- uppå in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)