eldertongue

Old English · adjective

upheah

Normalised uphēah

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈupˌxæ͜ɑːx/
[ˈupˌhæ͜ɑːx]
Syllables
ˈup · ˌxæ͜ɑːx (2 syllables)
Modern English
tallloftyupright

Meaning

  1. tall, high

    Eald is þēs eorðsele, eal iċ eom oflongad, sindon dena dimme, dūna uphēa, bitre burgtūnas, brērum beweaxne, wīc wynna lēas.

    This earthen-house is old, I am fully forlonged, there are dim dales, tall mountains, bitter cities, overgrown by briars, villages bereft of glees.

    10th century, The Wife's Lament:

  2. lofty, noble

  3. upright

Declension

Strong declension of upheah
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative uphēahuphēauphēah
Accusative uphēaneuphēanneuphēauphēah
Genitive uphēasuphēareuphēarreuphēas
Dative uphēamuphēaumuphēareuphēarreuphēamuphēaum
Instrumental uphēauphēareuphēarreuphēa
Plural
Nominative uphēauphēauphēa
Accusative uphēauphēauphēa
Genitive uphēarauphēarrauphēarauphēarrauphēarauphēarra
Dative uphēamuphēaumuphēamuphēaumuphēamuphēaum
Instrumental uphēamuphēaumuphēamuphēaumuphēamuphēaum
Weak declension of upheah
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative uphēauphēauphēa
Accusative uphēanuphēanuphēa
Genitive uphēanuphēanuphēan
Dative uphēanuphēanuphēan
Instrumental uphēanuphēanuphēan
Plural
Nominative uphēanuphēanuphēan
Accusative uphēanuphēanuphēan
Genitive uphēarauphēarrauphēanauphēarauphēarrauphēanauphēarauphēarrauphēana
Dative uphēamuphēaumuphēamuphēaumuphēamuphēaum
Instrumental uphēamuphēaumuphēamuphēaumuphēamuphēaum

All forms (13)

Etymology

From up- (“up”) + hēah (“high”).

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