uppáhald

Icelandic

Etymology

uppá +‎ hald, see upp for the first component. The word's sense is interpreted as "held up (compared to others)" > "favored", see also English uphold.

Noun

uppáhald n

1. a favorite

Declension

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Further reading

• “uppáhald” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)