upgang

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English

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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.

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Old English

sunnan upgang

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Declension of upgang (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative upgang upgangas
accusative upgang upgangas
genitive upganges upganga
dative upgange upgangum

Descendants

  • Middle English: upgang

References

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