cappen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *kappon, from Proto-West Germanic *kappōn.

Verb

cappen

1. to chop, cleave

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	cappen
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	cappen
In genitive	cappens
In dative	cappene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	cappe	—
2nd singular	caps, cappes	—
3rd singular	capt, cappet	—
1st plural	cappen	—
2nd plural	capt, cappet	—
3rd plural	cappen	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	cappe	—
2nd singular	caps, cappes	—
3rd singular	cappe	—
1st plural	cappen	—
2nd plural	capt, cappet	—
3rd plural	cappen	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	cap, cappe
Plural	capt, cappet
	Present	Past
Participle	cappende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: kappen
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: kapu
  • Negerhollands: kap, kappen
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: kap, cap
  • → Papiamentu: kap
  • → Saterland Frisian: kappe
  • → Sranan Tongo: kapu, kappe
    • → Caribbean Javanese: kapu, ngapu
• Limburgish: kappe

Further reading

• “cappen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “cappen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Etymology 1

From cappe +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

cappen

1. plural of cappe

Etymology 2

From cappe +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• cappe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkapən/

Verb

cappen

1. To put a cap or hat on; to wear headgear.

Conjugation

Conjugation of cappen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) cappen, cappe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	cappe	capped
2nd-person singular	cappest	cappedest
3rd-person singular	cappeth	capped
subjunctive singular	cappe
imperative singular		—
plural1	cappen, cappe	cappeden, cappede
imperative plural	cappeth, cappe	—
participles	cappynge, cappende	capped, ycapped

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: cap

References

• “cappen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-18.