clæppan
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Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Alteration of clappian, or from Proto-Germanic *klappijaną, related to *klappōną. Cognate with Old High German biklepfen (“to oppress, defeat”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]clæppan
- to throb
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of clæppan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | clæppan | clæppenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | clæppe | clæpede |
| second person singular | clæpest | clæpedest |
| third person singular | clæpeþ | clæpede |
| plural | clæppaþ | clæpedon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | clæppe | clæpede |
| plural | clæppen | clæpeden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | clæpe | |
| plural | clæppaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| clæppende | (ġe)clæped | |
Related terms
[edit]- clæppettan (“to palpitate, have palpitations”)
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: cleppen
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “clæppan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Old English to Modern English Translator