uppe
Norwegian Nynorsk
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *uppai.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈup.pe/
Adverb
uppe
- up
- Bald's Leechbook
- Lǣt liċġan oþ þæt sēo sunne uppe sīe.
- Let it lie there until the sun is up.
- Bald's Leechbook
Usage notes
- This word is used to describe where something is: sēo sunne is uppe (“the sun is up”). To describe where something is going, the word upp is used instead: sēo sunne gǣþ upp (“the sun goes up”).
Antonyms
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Adverb
uppe
- (adverb of place) up (in a more elevated position relative to the speaker or another object of comparison)
- Antonym: nere
- Han klättrade upp, så nu är han uppe på taket
- He climbed up, so now he's up on the roof
- Efter att solen gått upp så är den uppe
- After the sun has risen ("gone up"), it is up
- (adverb of place) up, awake
- Är han uppe än?
- Has he gotten out of bed yet?
Related terms
- upp (adverb of direction)
References
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