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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Uphé, -hie, v. Also: uphye, wphie. P.t. upheet. P.p. upheyt, -heit, -hieit, -hyeit, wphiet, -hyit. [ME uphie (14th c.); He v., Hey v., Hie v.] tr.

1. To exalt, glorify, elevate (a person or thing) in power or status. Also reflex.pres. a1500 Henr. Fab. 938.
The lawest heir I can full sone vp hie, And mak him maister ouer ȝow all I may c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 17/52.
Thy ten commandmentis … the haly day to uphie [M. vp-he, BD vphye] [etc.] c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 207/3.
Sum gevis for mereit and for meidis; Sum warldly honour to uphie [BD vphe] 1513 Doug. vii iv 182.
A douchty man … Quhilk … abufe the sternys sal vphie [Sm. wphie] a1570-86 Maitl. F. 207/6.
Sen of this lyf the time is schort With lawde and fame thy name vp-hereflex. 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 2042.
[They] vpheis thame self throw fraudefull lipps c1520-c1535 Nisbet Matth. xxiii 12.
He that vphies [P. hieth himself] him self salbe meketp.t. c1520-c1535 Nisbet Luke i 52.
He put doun mychti men fra the seet and vpheet [P. enhaunside] mekemenp.p. 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 2010.
Mony hes sene vitious pepill vphieit [L. vpheit] And efter sone thair glore vanische away c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 109/5.
On to the sterris upheyt is thyne honour 1513 Doug. iv i 99.
Persaue quhou that this realm may … Beyn vpheyt [Sm. wphiet, Ruddim. vpheit] throu sa nobil a mariage! 1513 Doug. vi ii 109.
Ful few thar bene, quhom heich aboue the skyis Thar ardent vertu has rasit and vphyeit [Sm. wphyit, Ruddim. vpheit] c1520-c1535 Nisbet Luke x 15.
And thou, Capharnaum, art vphieit [P. enhaunsid; L. exaltata] till into heuen 1562-3 Winȝet II 58/33.
The doctrine of the Christiane religioun … be ȝeris it mot be strenthit, be tyme dilatit, and be aige vpheit

2. To raise, lift a. The voice, in respect of volume. Also absol. b. Another's spirits. c. reflex. To raise oneself physically, climb up.a. c1520-c1535 Nisbet Ep. Ald Test. ix 9.
Thou that prechis to Jerusalem, vphie thi voce in strenthe; vphie thou, will thou nocht dredeb. a1550 Tayis Bank 62.
Hir hyd, hir hew … Mycht havy hairtis vphiec. 1513 Doug. viii i 32.
Tyberynus … Amyd the branchis of the popill treys … hym self vpheis