uppe

uppe

1. Obsolete spelling of up.

• pupe

uppe

1. (pre-1938) alternative form of oppe

From Proto-Germanic *uppai.

• IPA^(key): /ˈup.pe/

uppe

1. up
   • Bald's Leechbook

     Lǣt liċġan oþ þæt sēo sunne uppe sīe.

     Let it lie there until the sun is up.

• 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”).

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uppe

1. (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

2. (adverb of place) up, awake

   Är han uppe än?

   Has he gotten out of bed yet?

• upp (adverb of direction)

• uppe in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• uppe in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• uppe in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)