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Upbringing, vbl. n. Also: upbryngin(g, -bryingyn, wpbringing, upringing, ubbringin, upbring. [e.m.E. vpbryngyng (1520), vp bringing (1568); Upbring v.]

1. The action or duty of bringing up or caring for (a child); rearing and education (in learning, etc.). (Upbring v. 1.)(1) 1535–6 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 161.
Robert Hogis broder and sister to bryng ane laufull preif of levand men … quhilkis can schaw the condiciones maid betuex James Hog and George Michelhill anent upringing of the child and the dame 1542 Acts II 425/2.
To gif attendance vpoun the said ȝoung quene and hir vertuis vpbringing c1552 Lynd. Mon. 3618.
Off his [sc. Cyrus's] maruellous natyuitie, And of his vertuus vpbrynging 1563 Reg. Privy C. I 245.
For upbringing of his saidis barnis, the maist part of thame being of les aige 1564 St. A. Kirk S. 224.
That Wiliam Peblis sall resave the barn … accept upon hym the burding and charge of upbryingyn of the sam [etc.] a1578 Pitsc. I 233/11.
The kingis maiestie gart tak great cure … wpoun the wpbringing of thir tuo bodyis in ane personage, gart nurische them and leir them to pley and singe [etc.] c1650 Spalding I 139.
The maisteris and inward memberis of the said college, who cairfullie attendit thair callinges for vpbringing of the youth 1674 Kirkcudbr. Test. (Reg. H.) 14 Feb.
He ordains the said Margrat Edger [his wife] to heawe the wpbringing of the forsaids bairns(b) 1561 Edinb. B. Rec. III 106.
Collegis for leirnyng and vpbring of the youth(2) a1578 Pitsc. II 282/2.
The ministeris … quha sould edifie the peopill the sustentatioun of the puire the vpbringing of the ȝouth in leirning [etc.] 1588 Old Ross-shire I 26.
[The] scuilhous … [is] maist necessar for upbringing of the youth in edification of verteu and gude letteris

2. The action of building or erecting. (Cf. Upbring v. 2.) 1484 Aberd. B. Rec. I 41.
Johne Gray, mason, … has takin upon him to be … diligent for the vpbringing of the said [sc. St. Nicholas'] wark

3. The action of fetching or transporting. (Upbring v. 3.)In at least some instances, with the implication of movement from a lower to a higher place.The quot. 1629 Glasgow Trades House 136 may belong in 2 above.(a) 1499 Dunferm. B. Rec. I 98.
For the vpbryngin of the burdis that ar yet in Innerkething iiij d. 1530 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 33.
To Patrik Kow cartar for upbringing fra Leitht to the verk [sc. of Holyrood] lxxxx aislaris of Culros 1589 Edinb. Treas. Acc. in Mill Mediæv. Plays 195.
For vpbringing of his haill tymer to the toun 1629 Glasgow Trades House 136.
For kaberis to the puir mennis beddis and wpbringing thareof(b) 1499 Dunferm. Ann. 178.
Fourpence is paid for the ubbringin of the buirds that are ȝet at Innerkethyn

b. The action of collecting or gathering in (debts). 1539 Treas. Acc. VII 258.
For upbringing of certane dettis awing to the kingis grace in Angus and northtland