leppur
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse leppr (“lock of hair; rag”), from Proto-Germanic *lappa-, *lappô (“rag, cloth”), of uncertain origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
leppur m (genitive singular lepps, nominative plural leppar)
Declension edit
declension of leppur
Synonyms edit
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “lap”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) “lapa”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN