quappen

See also: Quappen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• quappe, quappyn, qwape, qwappe

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; compare wappen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwapən/

Verb

quappen (third-person singular simple present quappeth, present participle quappende, quappynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quapped) (uncommon, intransitive)

1. To writhe; to contort one's self.
2. To repeatedly pound or throb.

Conjugation

Conjugation of quappen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) quappen, quappe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	quappe	quapped
2nd-person singular	quappest	quappedest
3rd-person singular	quappeth	quapped
subjunctive singular	quappe
imperative singular		—
plural1	quappen, quappe	quappeden, quappede
imperative plural	quappeth, quappe	—
participles	quappynge, quappende	quapped, yquapped

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

Descendants

• English: quop (obsolete quap)

References

• “quappen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.