English

Noun

torp ‎(plural torps)

1. Abbreviation of torpedo.

Alternative forms

• (torpedo): torp.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þorp, from Proto-Germanic *þurpą, whence also with German Dorf and Dutch dorp.

Noun

torp n ‎(definite singular torpet, indefinite plural torp, definite plural torpa or torpene)

1. (most common) a solitary farm, distant from other settlements
2. (optional) a solitary group of farms, distant from other settlements
3. (optional before 1960s) a solitary farm without owned land, renting land from a larger farm nearby

Related terms

• husmannsplass
• småbruk

References

• “torp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þorp.

Noun

torp n ‎(definite singular torpet, indefinite plural torp, definite plural torpa)

1. (most common) a solitary farm, distant from other settlements
2. (optional) a solitary group of farms, distant from other settlements
3. (optional before 1960s) a solitary farm without owned land, renting land from a larger farm nearby

Related terms

• husmannsplass
• småbruk

References

• “torp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse þorp, from Proto-Germanic *þurpą, whence also with German Dorf and Dutch dorp.

Noun

torp n

1. (before 16th century) A solitary farm, distant from other settlements
2. (16th century) Officially defined as a very small farm
3. (17th century to early 20th century) A small farm, rented from a larger land owner, where the rent was payed through work on the owner's land (dagsverken)
4. (after the 1940's) A small cottage in the countryside

Declension

Related terms

• båtsmanstorp
• dagsverkstorp
• kronotorp
• skogstorp
• soldattorp
• torpare
• Trystorp