whereupadv.conj.
/hwɛːrˈʌp/ rare.† 1. = whereupon adv. 2, 3b Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [adverb] > on account of which or wherefore
wherethroughc1220
wherethorough?c1225
whereforec1230
forwhyc1275
whereofa1325
whereup1340
wherebyc1380
whereonc1420
whereuponc1485
on account1817
(on) account of1928
the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [adverb] > on or in contact with a surface or position
thereonnec1175
hereonc1315
whereup1340
upon1382
whereona1400
thereonto1898
1340 Ayenbite (1866) 251 Hy comþ doun of þe heȝe roche hueroppe hi ys yzet.
1425 W. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 5 Wher-vp..I prey yow hertily to sette al these matieres in continuaunce.
2. Up which; upwards along which.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [adverb]
upc888
upwardsc888
upwardOE
upc1384
roofward1844
roofwards1845
whereup1880
1880 Athenæum 17 Apr. 502/3 The spiral track Whereup..flash perfect Souls.
1916 H. E. G. Rope Relig. Ancilla 29 The never-ending ranks of vine..Whereup the purple haze of even climbs.
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