Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hleypa, causative of hlaupa (to run). Cognate with Faroese loypa, Norwegian løype.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hleypa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hleypti, supine hleypt)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to cause to run
  2. (transitive, with dative) to let (in or out)
    Synonym: leyfa
  3. (transitive, with accusative) to curdle, to coagulate
    Synonym: ysta

Conjugation

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