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upwith, adv., prep., n., and a. Chiefly Sc. and now rare.
(ˈʌpwɪð, Sc. ˈʌpwɪθ)
[up adv.1 + with.]
A. adv. In an upward course or direction; upwards. Also fig.
1513Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scot. IV. 515 Tua drawyn towis to keip hir [sc. a cannon] at upwith and dounewith. 1535Stewart Cron. Scot. (Rolls) II. 548 The Danis..Traistand the Scottis vpwith to the hill, Suld tyre ilkone than or tha come thame till. a1598D. Ferguson Prov. (S.T.S.) 10 As meikle upwith, as meikle down with. 1858M. Porteous Souter Johnny 30 Ye'll wi' a braindge Jirk aff the mune, an' upwith whud Far furth to range. 1864W. D. Latto Tam. Bodkin xxiii, They..durstna mount upwith to the riggin'.
B. prep. Up along the course of.
1504in Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. (1888) 239/2 Ascendand up⁓with the said swaill quhill it cum to the littill stane calsay.
C. n. Upward course. Also fig.
1508Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen 401 All is bot frutlese his effeir, and falȝeis at the vp-with. 1607Markham Cavel. vi. 9 If the fierce horse haue in his skelping course, either vpwithes..or downewithes, which is, that hee may eyther runne..vp hils, or down hils. 1808Jamieson s.v., To the upwith, taking a direction upwards.
b. An ascent or rising ground. rare—1.
1819St. Patrick II. 91 Will ye see how the[y]'re spankin' along the side o' that green upwith?
D. adj. Having an upward inclination, tendency, or slope; rising.
1864A. Wallace Sc. Tales, M. Lauder 37 It was a good bit upwith gate, so she would give her a tankard of ale to make her climb the brae the better. 1875W. Alexander Ain Folk 99 They'll be an upwith market shortly, or it chates me. |