"upp" meaning in Old English

See upp in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /upp/, [up] Forms: up [alternative], ūp [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *upp, *ūp, from Proto-Germanic *upp, *eup. Cognate with Old Frisian up, Old Saxon up, Old Dutch up, Old High German ūf, Old Norse upp. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ang|:inh|gmw-pro:*upp<ety:inh<gem-pro:*upp>>|id=up}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*ub", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*upp", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*upp", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "upp", "lang" : "ang" }" data-id="up" data-lang="ang" data-title="upp" id="Old_English:_up">, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*upp}} Proto-West Germanic *upp, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*upp}} Proto-Germanic *upp, {{cog|ofs|up}} Old Frisian up, {{cog|osx|up}} Old Saxon up, {{cog|odt|up}} Old Dutch up, {{cog|goh|ūf}} Old High German ūf, {{cog|non|upp}} Old Norse upp Head templates: {{ang-adv}} upp
  1. up
    Sense id: en-upp-ang-adv-daKIwNaJ Categories (other): Old English entries with etymon, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 21 21 12 21 21 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 21 12 21 21 2 0
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