steppen
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Danish[edit]
Noun[edit]
steppen c
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English stæppan, steppan, from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan, from Proto-Germanic *stapjaną.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
steppen (transitive, intransitive)
- To step; to place one's foot down.
- To step onto; to lift one's foot onto a higher place.
- To go; to walk or move:
- To go to a specified location; to travel or take oneself.
- (figurative) To move onwards; to keep doing something .
Usage notes[edit]
This verb tends to become weak in later Middle English.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of steppen (strong class 6/7 or weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) steppen, steppe | ||
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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[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “steppen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-22.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
steppen m
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