læppa

Old English

Alternative forms

• lappa

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lappō, *lappā, from Proto-Germanic *lappaz (“cloth; rag”); further etymology uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang down loosely (?)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæp.pɑ/

Noun

læppa m

1. skirt of a garment
2. (anatomy) lobe

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	læppa	læppan
accusative	læppan	læppan
genitive	læppan	læppena
dative	læppan	læppum

Derived terms

• ēarlæppa (“earlobe”)
• liferlæppa (“lobe of the liver”)

Related terms

• ēarelippric

Descendants

• Middle English: lappe
  • English: lap
  • Scots: lap