hlaup

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hlaup (“leap, jump”), from hlaupa (“to leap”) (whence Icelandic hlaupa (“to run”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̥øyːp/

  Rhymes: -øyːp

Noun

hlaup n (genitive singular hlaups, nominative plural hlaup)

1. a run, the act of running
2. a race, sprint

   Tekurðu þátt í hlaupinu?

   Will you be participating in the race?

3. (of food) jelly, aspic

   Fiskur í hlaupi.

   Jellied fish.

4. barrel (tube in a gun that the bullet goes through)
5. a glacial flood; jökulhlaup

Synonyms

• (run): skeið
• (race): kapphlaup
• (flood): jökulhlaup

Derived terms

• hlaupvídd