skreppa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskrɛhpa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛhpa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skreppa (“to slip”), Proto-Germanic *skrimpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerbʰ- (“to turn, curve”), an extension of *(s)ker- (“turn”).

Verb

skreppa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative skrapp, third-person plural past indicative skruppu, supine skroppið)

  1. (intransitive) to slip
  2. (intransitive) to go for a short trip; to pay a fleeting visit
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse skreppa (“small bag”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerbʰ- (“to turn (around), wind”), see also Latin corbis (“basket”), Ancient Greek κάρφος (kárphos, “dry stalk”), German Scherbe (“fragment”).

Noun

skreppa f (genitive singular skreppu, nominative plural skreppur)

  1. small bag; scrip
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