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skreppa.

to slip

7 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈskrɛhpa]
  1. to slip

    intransitive · strong · verb
  2. to go for a short trip; to pay a fleeting visit

    intransitive · strong · verb
Where this word comes from

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

noun[ˈskrɛhpa]
  1. small bag; scrip

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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”).

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