uppå

See also: uppa and Uppa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish up ā, from Old Norse upp á, equivalent to upp (“up”, adverb) +‎ å (“on”, preposition). Cognate with English upon.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /¹ɵpoː/, [¹ɵpːoː], /²ɵpoː/, [²ɵpːoː]
Hyphenation: upp‧på

Preposition

uppå

(somewhat solemn or dialectal) Synonym of på (“on”), upon
- 1877, H. Aminson, “Folkvisor § Bergatrollets frieri [verse 2]”, in Bidrag Till Södermanlands Äldre Kulturhistoria, volume 1, Stockholm, page 22:
  Aldrig har det varit någon sadel uppå dem, […]
  Never has there been a saddle upon them, […]

Derived terms

på (through rebracketing – compare English 'pon)

References

uppå in Svensk ordbok (SO)
uppå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
uppå in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
uppå in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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