"up" meaning in Old English

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Adverb

IPA: /up/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *upp, akin to Old High German ūf, Old Norse upp. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*upp}} Proto-Germanic *upp, {{cog|goh|ūf}} Old High German ūf, {{cog|non|upp}} Old Norse upp Head templates: {{ang-adv}} up
  1. up
    Sense id: en-up-ang-adv-daKIwNaJ
  2. upwards
    Sense id: en-up-ang-adv-eaAXHftg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: upp
Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0
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          "english": "Then he ran in front and climbed (lit. ascended) up on a tree. From sycamores that he saw him. For which he would go from there.",
          "roman": "Þā arn hē beforan and stāh ūp on ān trēow. Sicomorum þ hē hine ġesāwe. forþām þe hē wolde þanon faran...",
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