laupa
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- laupe
Etymology
From Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *klewb- (“to spring, stumble”). Cognate with English leap, German laufen (“to run; to walk”), Swedish löpa (“to run”), Danish løbe (“to run”).
Verb
laupa (present tense lauper, past tense laupte, past participle laupt, passive infinitive laupast, present participle laupande, imperative laup)
- to run (move quickly)
- Mannen laupte raskt ned trappene.
- The man ran quickly down the stairs.
- to run, flow (of a liquid)
- Floda lauper ut til sjøen i denne byen.
- The river runs out to the sea in this town.
See also
- løpe (Bokmål)
- springa
References
- “laupa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.