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up(1) (iou)



up preposition1.[Old English uppan, uppon = Old Frisian uppa (oppa), Old Saxon uppan (cf. also Old High German uf(f)an (Middle High German uffen)): see UP adverb1. Repl. in 16 by UP preposition2.]
I. Denoting motion or direction in space.
On, upon; so as to reach or be on by ascent. OE-LME.
In attack on; in active opposition to. OE-LME.
II. Denoting position in space.
On, upon; so as to be suspended from or supported on; on the bank or brink of; close beside. OE-L16.
b. On penalty of. OE-L15.
up land in the country as opp. to the town.
In respect of, in accordance with; by (chance etc.); concerning. ME-E16.
More than; above. Only in ME.
III. In respect of time.
After (a specified time); at (a stated time). OE-ME.
? Early forms distinct from UPON preposition.