krjúpa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (turn, wind). Cognate with Norwegian krype, Swedish krypa, Danish krybe, English creep, Dutch kruipen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰrjuːpa/
    Rhymes: -uːpa

Verb

krjúpa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative kraup, third-person plural past indicative krupu, supine kropið)

  1. (intransitive) to kneel down, to genuflect, to get down on one's knees

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • hnékrjúpa, knékrjúpa
  • krjúpandi

References


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (turn, wind).

Verb

krjúpa (singular past indicative kraup, plural past indicative krupu, past participle kropinn)

  1. to creep, crouch
  2. to fall prostrate, kneel

Conjugation

References

  • krjúpa in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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