hleapan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną. Cognate with Old High German hloufan (German laufen ‘run’), Old Norse hlaupa (Danish løbe, Swedish löpa), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽 (ushlaupan), Old Frisian hlāpa, Old Saxon -hlōpan (Dutch lopen).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhlæːapan/

Verb

hlēapan (strong class VII) (3 singular present hlīap, 3 singular preterite hlēop, preterite plural hlēopon, past participle hlēapen)

1. to run
2. to jump, leap

Conjugation

Conjugation of hleapan (strong class VII)

indicative	present	preterite
1st-person singular	hlēape	hlēop
2nd-person singular	hlīepst	hlēope
3rd-person singular	hlīepþ	hlēop
plural	hlēapaþ	hlēopon
subjunctive	present	preterite
singular	hlēape	hlēope
plural	hlēapen	hlēopen
imperative
singular	hlēap
plural	hlēapaþ
participle	present	past
	hlēapende	hlēapen

Descendants

• English: leap