hleapan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *klewb- (“to spring, stumble”). Cognate with Old Frisian hlāpa, Old Saxon hlōpan, Old High German loufan, Old Norse hlaupa, Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽 (ushlaupan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxlæ͜ɑː.pɑn/, [ˈl̥æ͜ɑː.pɑn]

Verb

hlēapan

1. to run

   Se heorot hlēop anweġ þā wē nēah cōmon.

   The deer ran away when we came close.

2. to jump

   Hlēap ofer þæt ġeat!

   Jump over the gate!

3. to dance
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Beheading of St. John the Baptist"

     Hērōdēs swōr þæt hē wolde þǣre hlēapendan dehter forġiefan swā hwæt swā hēo bæd.

     Herod swore that he would give the dancing daughter whatever she asked.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hlēapan (strong class 7)

infinitive	hlēapan	hlēapenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	hlēape	hlēop
second person singular	hlīepst	hlēope
third person singular	hlīepþ	hlēop
plural	hlēapaþ	hlēopon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hlēape	hlēope
plural	hlēapen	hlēopen
imperative
singular	hlēap
plural	hlēapaþ
participle	present	past
	hlēapende	(ġe)hlēapen

Derived terms

• behlēapan
• hlēapere
• oferhlēapan

Descendants

• Middle English: lepen, leapen, leopen, leppen, luppen
  • English: leap
  • Scots: lepe, leip, leap
  • Yola: laupe