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Norwegian Bokmål
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”).
Pronunciation
Verb
løpe (imperative løp, present tense løper, passive løpes, simple past løp, past participle løpet or løpt, present participle løpende)
- to run (move quickly)
Mannen løp raskt ned trappene.- The man ran quickly down the stairs.
- to run, flow (of a liquid)
Floda løper ut til sjøen i denne byen.- The river runs out to the sea in this town.
Derived terms
See also
References
- “løpe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
løpe (present tense løper, past tense løpte, past participle løpt, passive infinitive løpast, present participle løpande, imperative løp)
- alternative form of laupa
References
“løpe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.