løber

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See also: lober, and Lober

Danish

Etymology 1

Equivalent to løbe (to run) +‎ -er. The sense "bishop" is inspired by German Läufer.

Pronunciation

Noun

løber c (singular definite løberen, plural indefinite løbere)

  1. runner (somebody who runs)
  2. runner (a strip of fabric used to decorate a table, a long, narrow carpet cover for a high traffic area)
  3. (chess) bishop (The chess piece denoted or )
  4. (architecture) stretcher (brick laid with the longest side exposed)
Declension

See also

Chess pieces in Danish · skakbrikker (skak + brikker) (layout · text)
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konge dronning tårn løber springer bonde

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /løːˀbər/, , (colloquial)

Verb

løber

  1. present tense of løbe

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

løber c

  1. indefinite plural of løbe