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hlaup.

a run, the act of running

5 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈl̥œiːp]
  1. a run, the act of running

    neuter
  2. a race, sprint

    neuter
    Tekurðu þátt í hlaupinu?
  3. jelly, aspic

    neuter
    Fiskur í hlaupi.
  4. barrel (tube in a gun that the bullet goes through)

    neuter
  5. a glacial flood; jökulhlaup

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hlaup (“leap, jump”), from hlaupa (“to leap”) (whence Icelandic hlaupa (“to run”)).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.