støypa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

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

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).

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 vatnetto 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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.