hleapan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *klewb- (to spring, stumble). Cognate with Old Frisian hlāpa (West Frisian ljeppe), Old Saxon hlōpan (Low German lopen), Dutch lopen, Old High German hloufan (German laufen (run)), Old Norse hlaupa (Danish løbe, Swedish löpa), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽 (ushlaupan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhlæːɑpɑn/

Verb

hlēapan (3 singular present hlīepeþ, 3 singular preterite hlēop, preterite plural hlēopon, past participle ġehlēapen)

  1. to run
  2. to jump, leap

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