Icelandic edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse skreppa (to slip), Proto-Germanic *skrimpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerbʰ- (to turn, curve), an extension of *(s)ker- (turn).

Verb edit

skreppa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative skrapp, third-person plural past indicative skruppu, supine skroppið)

  1. (intransitive) to slip
  2. (intransitive) to go for a short trip; to pay a fleeting visit
Conjugation edit
Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse skreppa (small bag), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerbʰ- (to turn (around), wind), see also Latin corbis (basket), Ancient Greek κάρφος (kárphos, dry stalk), German Scherbe (fragment).

Noun edit

skreppa f (genitive singular skreppu, nominative plural skreppur)

  1. small bag; scrip
Declension edit

References edit