leypa

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *klewb- (“to spring, stumble”).

Verb

leypa (third person singular past indicative leyp, third person plural past indicative lupu, supine lopið)

  1. to jump
  2. to roll down (of snow-slide or avalanche)

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-53)
infinitive
supine lopið
present past
first singular leypi leyp
second singular loypur leyp(st)
third singular loypur leyp
plural leypa lupu
participle (a26)1 leypandi lopin
imperative
singular leyp!
plural leypið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

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