Upgang

Alternative forms

• upgaing, upgeng, uppgeng Scotland

Origin

From Middle English upgang, from Old English ūpgang ("a rising, sunrise, a going up, an approach, an ascent, a landing, a going inland"), equivalent to - + gang. Cognate with Dutch opgang ("ascent"), German Aufgang ("rising, ascent"), Swedish uppgång ("a rise, a way up"), Icelandic uppgang ("expansion").

Full definition of upgang

Noun

1. (UK dialectal) The act of ascending a slope; ascent.
2. (UK dialectal) A way up; a slope.
3. (UK dialectal) A sudden rising of wind and sea; a storm.

Derived terms

• upgang of weather