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)