"sleppa" meaning in Faroese

See sleppa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: slapp [indicative, past, singular, third-person], sluppu [indicative, past, plural, third-person], sloppið [supine]
Etymology: From Old Norse sleppa, from or related to Proto-Germanic *slīpaną (“to slide”). Cognate with Swedish slippa. Etymology templates: {{der|fo|non|sleppa}} Old Norse sleppa, {{der|fo|gem-pro|*slīpaną|t=to slide}} Proto-Germanic *slīpaną (“to slide”), {{cog|sv|slippa}} Swedish slippa Head templates: {{head|fo|verb|||||third person singular past indicative|slapp|third person plural past indicative|sluppu|supine|sloppið|f3request=1|f4request=1|f5request=1|head=}} sleppa (third person singular past indicative slapp, third person plural past indicative sluppu, supine sloppið), {{fo-verb|slapp|sluppu|sloppið}} sleppa (third person singular past indicative slapp, third person plural past indicative sluppu, supine sloppið)
  1. to be allowed, may
    Sense id: en-sleppa-fo-verb-2gNXV08- Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Faroese entries with incorrect language header: 65 22 13
  2. to get (somewhere), to escape
    Sense id: en-sleppa-fo-verb-3WP9RG73

Verb

Forms: slepti [indicative, past, singular, third-person], slept [indicative, past, plural, third-person], slept [supine]
Etymology: From Old Norse sleppa, from or related to Proto-Germanic *slīpaną (“to slide”). Cognate with Swedish slippa. Etymology templates: {{der|fo|non|sleppa}} Old Norse sleppa, {{der|fo|gem-pro|*slīpaną|t=to slide}} Proto-Germanic *slīpaną (“to slide”), {{cog|sv|slippa}} Swedish slippa Head templates: {{head|fo|verb|||||third person singular past indicative|slepti|third person plural past indicative|slept|supine|slept|f3request=1|f4request=1|f5request=1|head=}} sleppa (third person singular past indicative slepti, third person plural past indicative slept, supine slept), {{fo-verb|slepti|slept}} sleppa (third person singular past indicative slepti, third person plural past indicative slept, supine slept)
  1. to set free, to release, to place
    Sense id: en-sleppa-fo-verb-2GBF~5oq
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      "form": "sluppu",
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sloppið",
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        "5": "",
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      "form": "sloppið",
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Download raw JSONL data for sleppa meaning in Faroese (3.5kB)

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