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Faroese
Pronunciation
Adverb
uppi
- up, above, on top, overhead, upstairs
- har uppi ― up there
- standa uppi ― to be afoot
- (past) over, used up
- vera uppi ― to be over
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse uppi.
Adverb
uppi (not comparable)
- above, upstairs
Antonyms
Etymology 2
Based on English yuppie.
Noun
uppi m (genitive singular uppa, nominative plural uppar)
- yuppie
Declension
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *uppai (“up”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰 (iupa).
Adverb
uppi (not comparable)
- up
Descendants
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
- “uppi” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
- “uppi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press