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): /өçp/

Adverb

upp

1. up

Derived terms

Old English

Alternative forms

• up

Adverb

upp

1. 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

References

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

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɵp/, /œp/

Alternative forms

• opp (common in some Swedish dialects)

Adverb

upp (not comparable)

1. up (away from earth’s centre)

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