depen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• deppen, depe

Etymology

From Old English dēopian, dīepan, from Proto-Germanic *daupijaną. Equivalent to depe +‎ -en (“infinitival suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeːpən/

Verb

depen

1. To submerge or place in water or another liquid.
2. To submerge or place in water in order to colour an object; to tint.
3. (rare) To engage oneself in a narrative.
4. (rare) To christen by submersion.
5. (rare) To make deep by digging.
6. (rare) To enter into a depth.

Conjugation

Conjugation of depen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) depen, depe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	depe	deped
2nd-person singular	depest	depedest
3rd-person singular	depeth	deped
subjunctive singular	depe
imperative singular		—
plural1	depen, depe	depeden, depede
imperative plural	depeth, depe	—
participles	depynge, depende	deped, ydeped

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: deep (obsolete)
• Scots: depe

References

• “dẹ̄pen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.