steppen

See also: Steppen

Danish

Noun

steppen c

1. definite singular of steppe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• stappen, stapen, stopen, stappe, stap

Etymology

From Old English stæppan, steppan, from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan, from Proto-Germanic *stapjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛpən/, /ˈstapən/

Verb

steppen (transitive, intransitive)

1. To step; to place one's foot down.
2. To step onto; to lift one's foot onto a higher place.
3. To go; to walk or move:
   1. To go to a specified location; to travel or take oneself.
   2. (figurative) To move onwards; to keep doing something .

Usage notes

This verb tends to become weak in later Middle English.

Conjugation

Conjugation of steppen (strong class 6/7 or weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) steppen, steppe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	steppe	stop, step, stap, stepped
2nd-person singular	steppest	stope, stepe, stop, step, stap, steppedest
3rd-person singular	steppeth	stop, step, stap, stepped
subjunctive singular	steppe	stope1, stepe1, stepped1
imperative singular		—
plural2	steppen, steppe	stopen, stope, stepen, stepe, steppeden, steppede
imperative plural	steppeth, steppe	—
participles	steppynge, steppende	stapen, stape, stopen, stope, stepped

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• steppe
• steppyng

Descendants

• English: step
• Scots: stap, stop, step

References

• “steppen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-22.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

steppen m

1. definite singular of steppe