krypa

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną. Akin to English creep.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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krypa (present tense kryp, past tense kraup, supine krope, past participle kropen, present participle krypande, imperative kryp)

  1. to creep, crawl

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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną.

Verb

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krȳpa

  1. to creep, crawl

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Swedish: krypa

Polish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɘ.pa/
  • Rhymes: -ɘpa
  • Syllabification: kry‧pa

Noun

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krypa f

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) tub (run-down boat)
  2. barge (flat-bottomed vessel used to transport sand, gravel, etc.)
  3. dugout (canoe made from a hollowed-out log)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • krypa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • krypa in PWN's encyclopedia

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish krȳpa, from Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (turn, wind). Compare Norwegian krype, Danish krybe, Icelandic krjúpa, English creep, Dutch kruipen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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krypa (present kryper, preterite kröp, supine krupit, imperative kryp)

  1. to crawl, to creep
  2. to have an (uncomfortable) creeping sensation (for example when having restless legs)
    Det kröp i benen
    My legs were "creeping"
  3. to creep; (of plants), to grow across a surface rather than upwards.
  4. to creep; (of non-living things, like vehicles, fog, and the like), move slowly and gradually in a particular direction
  5. to creep, to change gradually in a particular direction.

Usage notes

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Creep in the sense of move slowly and furtively is smyga. Creep is sometimes mistranslated as krypa in that sense, which means to crawl on the ground when of people.

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