kreppa

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kreppa, from Proto-Germanic *krimpaną.[1]

Noun

kreppa f (genitive singular kreppu, plural kreppur)

  1. crisis

Declension

Declension of kreppa
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kreppa kreppan kreppur kreppurnar
accusative kreppu kreppuna kreppur kreppurnar
dative kreppu kreppuni kreppum kreppunum
genitive kreppu kreppunnar kreppa kreppanna

Derived terms

References

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kreppa, from Proto-Germanic *krimpaną.[1] Cognate to English crimp, via Middle English crempen, and to Dutch krimpen, via Middle Dutch crimpen.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kreppa f (genitive singular kreppu, nominative plural kreppur)

  1. crisis, difficulty

Declension

Synonyms

Verb

kreppa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kreppti, supine kreppt)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to bend tightly, to clench

Conjugation

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *krampijaną, causative of *krimpaną.

Noun

kreppa f (genitive kreppu)

  1. strait, scrape
    Synonym: krepping

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kreppa
  • Faroese: kreppa
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kreppe
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kreppe

Verb

kreppa

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to squeeze, press
  2. (transitive, with accusative, impersonal) to become crippled

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kreppa
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kreppe

References

  • kreppa1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • kreppa2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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