ræpan
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *raipijaną, *raipōną (“to tie, bind”), from Proto-Germanic *raipaz (“string, strap, band, rope”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (“to peel off, rip, tear; strip, strap”). Compare Old High German bireifen (“to wrap up, bind”), Old Norse reipa (“to fasten with rope”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
rǣpan
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of rǣpan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | rǣpan | rǣpenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | rǣpe | rǣpte |
| second person singular | rǣpest, rǣpst | rǣptest |
| third person singular | rǣpeþ, rǣpþ | rǣpte |
| plural | rǣpaþ | rǣpton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | rǣpe | rǣpte |
| plural | rǣpen | rǣpten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | rǣp | |
| plural | rǣpaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| rǣpende | (ġe)rǣped | |
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References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “rǣpan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.