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

Further reading

• “yppe” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “yppe” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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

• “yppe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “yppe” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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

• yppa

References

• “yppe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

Declension of yppe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	yppe	yppu, yppo	yppe
Accusative	ypne	yppe	yppe
Genitive	yppes	ypre	yppes
Dative	yppum	ypre	yppum
Instrumental	yppe	ypre	yppe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	yppe	yppa, yppe	yppu, yppo
Accusative	yppe	yppa, yppe	yppu, yppo
Genitive	ypra	ypra	ypra
Dative	yppum	yppum	yppum
Instrumental	yppum	yppum	yppum

Declension of yppe — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	yppa	yppe	yppe
Accusative	yppan	yppan	yppe
Genitive	yppan	yppan	yppan
Dative	yppan	yppan	yppan
Instrumental	yppan	yppan	yppan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	yppan	yppan	yppan
Accusative	yppan	yppan	yppan
Genitive	ypra, yppena	ypra, yppena	ypra, yppena
Dative	yppum	yppum	yppum
Instrumental	yppum	yppum	yppum

Etymology 2

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

Noun

yppe f

1. platform, dais, upland

Declension

Weak:

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