upstand

Meaning

Verb

To stand up; arise; be erect; rise.

Noun

A section of a roof covering or flashing which turns up against a vertical surface.

Adj

(of a beam) Having its top surface above the slab with which it integrates; "an upstand beam".

Translations

قِفْ

Aufkantung

bordure

ériger

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: upstanden

Cognate with Dutch: opstaan

Cognate with German: aufstehen

Cognate with Swedish: uppstå

In summary

From Middle English upstanden, equivalent to up- + stand. Cognate with Dutch opstaan (“to rise, stand up”), German aufstehen (“to arise, get up, stand up”), Swedish uppstå (“to arise, emerge, come up”).