From Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“turn, wind”). Compare Norwegian krype, Swedish krypa, Danish krybe, English creep, Dutch kruipen.
krúpa (third person singular past indicative kreyp, third person plural past indicative krupu, supine kropið)
| Conjugation of krúpa (group v-40) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | krúpa | |
| supine | kropið | |
| participle (a26)1 | krúpandi | kropin |
| present | past | |
| first singular | krúpi | kreyp |
| second singular | krýpur | kreypst |
| third singular | krýpur | kreyp |
| plural | krúpa | krupu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | krúp! | |
| plural | krúpið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||