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sløjfe

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From German Schleife (loop, tie), older Schläufe, Schlaufe. The German word has also been borrowed to Norwegian sløyfe.

Noun

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sløjfe c (singular definite sløjfen, plural indefinite sløjfer)

  1. bow (type of knot with two loops)
  2. loop
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Low German slêpen (to drag, slight), from Old Saxon *slēpian, from Proto-West Germanic *slaipijan.

Verb

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sløjfe (imperative sløjf, infinitive at sløjfe, present tense sløjfer, past tense sløjfede, perfect tense har sløjfet)

  1. to demolish
  2. to leave out, omit
  3. to discontinue, abolish
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