Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ey up

/eɪ ʌp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: ey up
IPA: /eɪ ʌp/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

intj

How are you?

intj

Look at that!, take notice of that!

intj

Don't do that; a warning.

intj

What is that?

intj

Expressing joy.

Example Sentences

"Ey up lad, haa's it diddlin?"
"Ey up, ther's somedy comin daan t'rooad, Aw'll talk to thee later."
"Eyup! Am ryte chuffed at yer football team's victory!"

Etymology

Possibly from Old Norse; compare Swedish se upp (“watch out”). By surface analysis, ey + up, ay + up or eh + up.

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

ey up ! (canonical) ayup (alternative) ay up (alternative) eh up (alternative) eyup (alternative) hey up (alternative) 'ey up (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ey up?: The recorded pronunciation is /eɪ ʌp/.
What does ey up mean?: Hello.
Where does ey up come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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