loppe

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *luppǭ (“flea, sandflea”, originally “jumper”), from Proto-Germanic *luppijaną (“to jump, dart”).

Noun

loppe c (singular definite loppen, plural indefinite lopper)

1. (insects) A flea.

Verb

loppe

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1. To remove fleas from the body.

References

• “loppe” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “loppe,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *luppǭ (“flea, sandflea”, originally “jumper”), from Proto-Germanic *luppijaną (“to jump, dart”).

Noun

loppe f, m (definite singular loppa or loppen, indefinite plural lopper, definite plural loppene)

1. a flea (wingless parasitical insect)
2. an item for sale in a flea market

References

• “loppe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *luppǭ (“flea, sandflea”, originally “jumper”), from Proto-Germanic *luppijaną (“to jump, dart”).

Noun

loppe f (definite singular loppa, indefinite plural lopper, definite plural loppene)

1. a flea (wingless parasitical insect)
2. an item for sale in a flea market

References

• “loppe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• lobbe

Etymology

Sense of "spider, silkworm" from Proto-Germanic *lubbō, *lubbǭ (“that which hangs or dangles”), from Proto-Indo-European *lep- (“to peel, skin”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian lobbe (“hanging lump of flesh”), Middle Low German and Middle Dutch lobbe (“dangling part”), Dutch lob (“hanging lip, ruffle or sleeve”). More at lobe.

Sense of "flea" from Proto-Germanic *luppǭ (“flea, sandflea”, originally “jumper”), from Proto-Germanic *luppijaną (“to jump, dart”). Cognate with Danish loppe (“flea”), Swedish loppa (“flea”), Middle High German lüpfen, lupfen (“to release and raise aloft, move quickly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloppe/

Noun

loppe f

1. spider (perhaps also flea)
2. silkworm