yppe

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse yppa, from Proto-Germanic *uppijaną (to raise, lift).

Verb

yppe (imperative yp, infinitive at yppe, present tense ypper, past tense yppede, perfect tense yppet)

  1. to incite, instigate, stir up

Conjugation

Conjugation of yppe
active passive
present ypper yppes
past yppede yppedes
infinitive yppe yppes
imperative yp
participle
present yppende
past yppet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund yppen

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse yppa (lift up) and yppast (show off, swagger), from upp (up).

Verb

yppe (imperative ypp, present tense ypper, passive yppes, simple past and past participle yppa or yppet, present participle yppende)

  1. to incite, to instigate, to stir up

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse yppa (lift up) and yppast (show off, swagger), from upp (up).

Verb

yppe (present tense yppar, past tense yppa, past participle yppa, passive infinitive yppast, present participle yppande, imperative yppe/ypp)

  1. to incite, to instigate, to stir up

Alternative forms

References

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈyp.pe/

Etymology 1

Adjective

yppe

  1. known
    • Laws of King Ine
      Ðonne mon bēam on wuda forbǣrne, ⁊ weorðe yppe on þone ðe hit dȳde, ġielde hē fulwīte: ġeselle LX sċill., forþamþe fȳr bið þēof.
      If a man burns up a tree in a forest, and it becomes known who did it, he shall pay a full fine: he shall pay sixty shillings, for fire is a thief.
Declension

Etymology 2

Probably an umlaut form of up. Compare Gothic 𐌹𐌿𐍀 (iup)

Noun

yppe f

  1. platform, dais, upland
Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative yppe yppan
accusative yppan yppan
genitive yppan yppena
dative yppan yppum