Definitions
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- noun The act of
ascending aslope ;ascent . - noun A
way up; aslope . - noun A sudden
rising of wind and sea; astorm .
Etymologies
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From Middle English upgang, from Old English ūpgang ("a rising, sunrise, a going up, an approach, an ascent, a landing, a going inland"), equivalent to up- + gang. Cognate with Dutch opgang ("ascent"), German Aufgang ("rising, ascent"), Swedish uppgång ("a rise, a way up"), Icelandic uppgang ("expansion").
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Examples
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Trow ye yon’s the gate to heaven, that ye are sae fain of? — maybe we will win there the night yet, God sain us, though our minny here’s rather dreigh in the upgang.”
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--- maybe we will win there the night yet, God sain us, though our minny here's rather dreigh in the upgang. ''
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