nappen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

nappen

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of nap

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• nappi, nappe, nape, nap, nappyn

Etymology

From Old English hnappian, from Proto-Germanic *hnappōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnapən/

Verb

nappen

1. To nap or doze; to have a short sleep.
2. To be tired; to be stunned or dazed.
3. (rare, Christianity) To be uninformed or unprepared for Hell.
4. (rare) To close one's eyelids.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nappen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) nappen, nappe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	nappe	napped
2nd-person singular	nappest	nappedest
3rd-person singular	nappeth	napped
subjunctive singular	nappe
imperative singular		—
plural1	nappen, nappe	nappeden, nappede
imperative plural	nappeth, nappe	—
participles	nappynge, nappende	napped, ynapped

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

Derived terms

• nap
• napping

Descendants

• English: nap
• Scots: nap

References

• “nappen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-30.

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Swedish

Noun

nappen

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of napp