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Estonian
Noun
laupa
- partitive singular of laup
- illative singular of laup
Norwegian Nynorsk
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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
laupa (present tense lauper, past tense laupte, past participle laupt, passive infinitive laupast, present participle laupande, imperative laup)
- to run (move quickly)
- Synonym: springa
Mannen laupte raskt ned trappene.- The man ran quickly down the stairs.
- to run, flow (of a liquid)
Floda lauper ut til sjøen i denne byen.- The river runs out to the sea in this town.
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