upgang

English

Alternative forms

  • upgaing, upgeng, uppgeng (Scotland)

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).

Noun

upgang (plural upgangs)

  1. (UK dialectal) The act of ascending a slope; ascent.
  2. (UK dialectal) A way up; a slope.
  3. (UK dialectal) A sudden rising of wind and sea; a storm.

Derived terms

  • upgang of weather

Anagrams

Old English

sunnan upgang

Alternative forms

  • upgong

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *uppgang. Equivalent to up- + gang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈupˌɡɑnɡ/, [ˈupˌɡɑŋɡ]

Noun

upgang m

  1. a rise, ascent
  2. an approach: a way up
  3. a landing: a going from sea to land
  4. an incursion: a going inland

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: upgang

References

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