gleypa

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gleypa, from Proto-Germanic *glaupijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gleypa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gleypti, supine gleypt)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to gulp, to swallow
    Synonym: renna niður
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to absorb

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • gleypur (absorbent, porous)
  • gljúpur (porous, permeable; sodden)

References

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  • Guus Kroonen (2013) “gleupan”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 181