krybe

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *krũba, cognate to Greek κρύπτω (krýpto, “to hide”), Lithuanian kráuti (“to pile up”), Proto-Slavic *kryti 'to cover, to hide'[1].

Noun

krybe f (indefinite plural krybe, definite singular krybja, definite plural krybet)

  1. oakum, tow

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “krybe”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 199

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“turn, wind”). Compare Swedish krypa, Norwegian Bokmål krype, Icelandic krjúpa, English creep, Low German krupen, krepen, Dutch kruipen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kryːbə/, [kʰʁ̥yːwə]

Verb

krybe (imperative kryb, present kryber, past krøb, past participle krøbet, krøben or krøbne, present participle krybende)

  1. crawl
  2. creep
  3. grovel, cringe
  4. shrink
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