English Explanatory Dictionary

upgang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of ascending a slope; ascent.
  2. A way up; a slope.
  3. A sudden rising of wind and sea; a storm.

Word forms

upgang upgangs upgaing upgeng uppgeng

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”).

Derived words

upgang of weather
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