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English
Noun
torp (plural torps)
- (informal) Abbreviation of torpedo.
- (Australian rules football, informal) A torpedo punt.
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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse þorp, from Proto-Germanic *þurpą, whence also German Dorf, German Low German Dörp, Dorp, Daarp, Dutch dorp and English thorp.
Noun
torp c (singular definite torpen or torpet, plural indefinite torper)
- (most commonly) A solitary farm, distant from other settlements.
- A solitary group of farms, distant from other settlements.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse þorp, from Proto-Germanic *þurpą, whence also German Dorf, German Low German Dörp, Dorp, Daarp and Dutch dorp.
Noun
torp n (definite singular torpet, indefinite plural torp, definite plural torpa or torpene)
- (most common) A solitary farm, distant from other settlements.
- (optional) A solitary group of farms, distant from other settlements.
- (optional before 1960s) A solitary farm without owned land, renting land from a larger farm nearby.
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References
- “torp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse þorp.
Noun
torp n (definite singular torpet, indefinite plural torp, definite plural torpa)
- (most common) A solitary farm, distant from other settlements.
- (optional) A solitary group of farms, distant from other settlements.
- (optional before 1960s) A solitary farm without owned land, renting land from a larger farm nearby.
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See also
References
- “torp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse þorp, from Proto-Germanic *þurpą, whence also with German Dorf and Dutch dorp.
Noun
torp n
- (before 16th century) A solitary farm, distant from other settlements.
- (16th century) Officially defined as a very small farm.
- (17th century to early 20th century) A farm, rented from a larger land owner, where the rent was paid through work on the owner's land (dagsverken); a croft
- (after the 1940's) A small cottage in the countryside.
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