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)

1. to run (move quickly)

   Mannen laupte raskt ned trappene.

   The man ran quickly down the stairs.

2. 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.