Etymology

jökulhlaup

Today it means: A subglacial outburst flood; a sudden release of water from a subglacial lake. Full definition →

Icelandic jökulhlaup
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  1. Icelandic · borrowed fromjökulhlaup
  2. Icelandic · borrowed fromjökulhlaup
  3. English todayjökulhlaup

Borrowed from Icelandic jökulhlaup (“glacier burst”).

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