löpa

Swedish

/løːpa/

verb-irr
Definitions
  • to run along, stretch
  • to run, to move quickly forward, for a long distance
  • to run free, run off; manage not to be caught
  • to be in heat; to be prepared for copulation often about a female dog

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish løpa, lø̄pa inherited from Old Norse hlaupa (leap, jump, spring, run) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (run, leap, spring) derived from Proto-Indo-European *klewb- (stumble, spring).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*klewb-

Gloss

stumble, spring

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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