Torp 1017386 224161746 2008-07-07T16:32:50Z Harald Haugland 7192844 [[no:Torp]] [[Image:Dan_Anderssons_torp.jpg|thumb|A very typical Swedish ''torp''. Writer [[Dan Andersson]] lived in this one.]] In [[Scandinavian languages]] '''torp''' means a small dwelling, such as a [[cottage]], with a small leased farm area cultivated by its inhabitants, similar to a [[Croft (land)|croft]]. Today, most of those still existing in Scandinavia serve as summer homes for city dwellers. "Torp" is sometimes used to describe a head protuberance. In such usage, "torp" is short for "torpedo". The word is cognate to [[Old English|Anglo Saxon]] [[Thorp]] or [[Thorpe]] and also exists as surname or a place name. ==See also== * [[Oscar Torp]], a former [[Prime Minister of Norway]] * [[Sandefjord Airport, Torp]], a regional international airport in [[Norway]] serving south-eastern Norway and [[Oslo]] * [[Torp Court District]], an administrative region of [[Sweden]] * [[Torp, Gothenburg|Torp]], a district in [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]] * [[List of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) surnames]] {{dab}} [[Category:Placename etymologies]] [[de:Torp]] [[fr:Torp]] [[fi:Torppa]] [[no:Torp]] [[sv:Torp (olika betydelser)]]