"upgang" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upgangs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English upgang, from Old English upgang (“ascent”), equivalent to up- + gang. Cognate with Dutch opgang (“ascent”), German Aufgang (“rising, ascent”), Swedish uppgång (“a rise, a way up”), Icelandic uppgang (“expansion”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|upgang}} Middle English upgang, {{inh|en|ang|upgang||ascent}} Old English upgang (“ascent”), {{prefix|en|up|gang}} up- + gang, {{cog|nl|opgang|t=ascent}} Dutch opgang (“ascent”), {{cog|de|Aufgang|t=rising, ascent}} German Aufgang (“rising, ascent”), {{cog|sv|uppgång|t=a rise, a way up}} Swedish uppgång (“a rise, a way up”), {{cog|is|uppgang|t=expansion}} Icelandic uppgang (“expansion”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} upgang (plural upgangs)
  1. (UK dialectal) The act of ascending a slope; ascent. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-upgang-en-noun-IhJ5hJel Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 27 29 21 5 4 4 10 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with up-: 25 30 19 6 6 5 9
  2. (UK dialectal) A way up; a slope. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-upgang-en-noun-jz2xMCfS Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 24 52 24 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 27 29 21 5 4 4 10 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with up-: 25 30 19 6 6 5 9
  3. (UK dialectal) A sudden rising of wind and sea; a storm. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-upgang-en-noun-ndHQMrs1 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 27 29 21 5 4 4 10 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with up-: 25 30 19 6 6 5 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: upgaing, upgeng, uppgeng [Scotland] Derived forms: upgang of weather

Inflected forms

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