Old English · noun
uprodor
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈupˌro.dor/
- Syllables
- ˈup · ˌro · dor (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- etherheavensfirmamentsky
Meaning
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firmament, upper heavens, ether, sky
Miċel biþ sē Meotudes eġsa, forþon hī sēo molde onċyrreð; sē ġestaþelade stīþe grundas, eorþan sċēatas ond uprodor.
The dread of the Maker is great, therefore the Earth turns itself away. He set steady grounds, bights of Earth and the heaven.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From up- (“upper”) + rodor (“firmament, heavens”). Compare upheofon.
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