Middle English Dictionary Entry
tọ̄̆-up prep.
Entry Info
| Forms | tọ̄̆-up prep. Also toppe, topen. |
| Etymology | Origin unclear: prob. from either tọ̄̆ adv.(2) & up prep., OE uppan prep. or tọ̄̆ prep. & up adv., OE uppan adv. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In preference to (sth.), surpassing, above; also, in addition to (sth.), above and beyond [1st quot.].
Associated quotations
- c1330(?c1300) Guy(1) (Auch)2735 : Now þai worþ wiþ þe priue & better þan alle we, &, topen al þis, ȝif Gij wer ded, We miȝten haue þe lesse dred.
- c1350(a1333) Shoreham Poems (Add 17376)124/284 : Hyre poer nys nouȝt y-lessed, Ac toup alle oþren hys y-blessed, Soþe wyf and mayde.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)6/9 : Hi ssolden him serui, and þonki, and, toppe alle þinges, louie and worssipie alzuo.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)106/9 : We bezechiþ toppe alle þing þet þin holy name..by y-confermed ine ous.