löpa

See also: lopa and lopā

Swedish

From Old Swedish lø̄pa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *klewb- (“to spring, stumble”).

löpa

run along, stretch
Berlinmuren löpte längs gränsen mellan Öst- och Västberlin.
The Berlin wall stretched along the border between Eastern and Western Berlin.
run, to move quickly forward, for a long distance
run free, run off; manage not to be caught
Vi var tvungna att koncentrera oss på att hålla i den ena tjuven, så den andra löpte.
We had to concentrate on keeping on to the first thief, so the other one ran off.
To be in the heat; to be prepared for copulation (often about a female dog)

Traces of the archaic strong conjugation can be seen in adjectives like tilländalupen.

Conjugation of löpa (weak)

Conjugation of löpa (strong, archaic)

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