fleipa

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

fleipa

  1. preterite of fleipe
  2. past participle of fleipe

Noun

fleipa n

  1. (non-standard since 2020) definite plural of fleip

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fleipa (to babble, tattle).

Verb

fleipa (present tense fleipar, past tense fleipa, past participle fleipa, passive infinitive fleipast, present participle fleipande, imperative fleipa/fleip)

  1. to joke

References

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Verb

fleipa

  1. to babble, tattle

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: fleipa
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: fleipe
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: fleipa, fleipe

References

  • fleipa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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