upp

Etymology

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

Adverb

upp

1. up

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʏhp/

Adverb

upp

1. up

Adverb

upp

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 1938; superseded by opp

Alternative forms

• up

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *upp, akin to Old High German ūf, Old Norse upp

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /upp/

Adverb

upp

1. up

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

References

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

Alternative forms

• opp (common in some Swedish dialects)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɵp/

• Audio

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Adverb

upp (not comparable)

1. up (away from earth’s centre)