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

Declension
declension of hlaup
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hlaup hlaupið hlaup hlaupin
accusative hlaup hlaupið hlaup hlaupin
dative hlaupi hlaupinu hlaupum hlaupunum
genitive hlaups hlaupsins hlaupa hlaupanna

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • hlaupvídd
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