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Where does “klippa” come from?

klippa (Faroese) comes from Old Norse klippa — to clip, cut; shear.

klippa (Faroese): to clip, to cut

Definitions

  1. to clip, to cut

Ancestry of “klippa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklippato clip, cut; shear

Words derived from “klippa”

  • klippfiskur
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