løpe
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *klewb- (“to spring, stumble”). Cognate with English leap, German laufen (“to run; to walk”), Swedish löpa (“to run”), Danish løbe (“to run”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
løpe (imperative løp, present tense løper, passive løpes, simple past løp, past participle løpet or løpt, present participle løpende)
- to run (move quickly)
- Mannen løp raskt ned trappene.
- The man ran quickly down the stairs.
- to run, flow (of a liquid)
- Floda løper ut til sjøen i denne byen.
- The river runs out to the sea in this town.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- løper (noun)
See also edit
References edit
- “løpe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Verb edit
løpe (present tense løper, past tense løpte, past participle løpt, passive infinitive løpast, present participle løpande, imperative løp)
- Alternative form of laupa
References edit
“løpe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.