sløyfe

From Middle High German sloufe, compare with German Schleife

sløyfe f or m (definite singular sløyfa or sløyfen, indefinite plural sløyfer, definite plural sløyfene)

1. a loop
2. a bow (often decorative)
3. a bow tie

From Middle Low German sloifen

sløyfe (imperative sløyf, present tense sløyfer, passive sløyfes, simple past and past participle sløyfa or sløyfet, present participle sløyfende)

1. to cut out, leave out, omit, skip (omit)
2. to discontinue, drop (e.g. a plan)
   • Det var dessverre ikke seilvind i det hele tatt, så vi sløyfet planene om å komme til Viveiro for å møte opp med "Madame", og la kurs mot Ribadeo, ... Unfortunately there was no wind, so we dropped any plans of going all the way to Viveiro where "Madame" was heading, and plotted a course to Ribadeo ... (spellings corrected)

• “sløyfe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Middle High German sloufe

sløyfe f (definite singular sløyfa, indefinite plural sløyfer, definite plural sløyfene)

1. a loop
2. a bow (often decorative)
3. a bow tie

• “sløyfe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.