støypa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse steypa, from Proto-Germanic *staupijaną (“to pour, soak”). Cognate with Faroese stoypa, Icelandic støypa, Swedish stöpa (“to pour (a wax candle)”) and Danish støbe (> Norwegian Bokmål støpe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²stœʏːpa/
• Rhymes: -œʏːpa

Verb

støypa (present tense støyper, past tense støypte, past participle støypt, passive infinitive støypast, present participle støypande, imperative støyp)

1. to make/let fall, to throw

   støypa seg ut i vatnet ― to throw oneself out in the water (when bathing)

2. to cast, to mould, to found
3. to make from concrete
4. to malt, soak in water to make malt

Derived terms

• støypar
• støypejarn (“cast iron”)
• støyping

Related terms

• staup
• stupa