upp

Faroese

Etymology

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

Adverb

upp

up

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʏhp/
Rhymes: -ʏhp

Adverb

upp

up

Derived terms

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

(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

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.

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, 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

up

Derived terms

uptaug

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]
Audio (Gotland): (file)
Rhymes: -ɵp

Adverb

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

Derived terms

Related terms

uppe (“up, as a location”)
uppå (“upon”)

References