løpe

See also: lope, Lope, and lopë

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Verb

løpe (imperative løp, present tense løper, passive løpes, simple past løp, past participle løpet or løpt, present participle løpende)

  1. to run (move quickly)
    Mannen løp raskt ned trappene.
    The man ran quickly down the stairs.
  2. 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
Terms derived from løpe

See also

References
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