læppa

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lappô (“cloth, rag”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlæppɑ/

Noun

læppa m

skirt of a garment
(anatomy) lobe
Þæt bræġn is on six læppan tōdǣled.
The brain is divided into six lobes.

Declension

Declension of læppa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	læppa	læppan
accusative	læppan	læppan
genitive	læppan	læppena
dative	læppan	læppum

Derived terms

ēarlæppa (earlobe)
liferlæppa (lobe of the liver)

Descendants

Middle English: lappe
- English: lap

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