uppå

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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/, , /²ɵpoː/,
  • Hyphenation: upp‧på

Preposition

uppå

  1. (somewhat solemn or dialectal) Synonym of på (“on”), upon
    • 1877, H. Aminson, “Folkvisor § Bergatrollets frieri ”, 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,

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